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Theory, Measurements, and Applications
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Edited By
Michael Mishchenko, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
Joachim Hovenier, Free University and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Larry Travis, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, U.S.A.
Description
There is hardly a field of science or engineering that does not have some interest in light scattering by small particles. For example,
this subject is important to climatology because the energy budget for the Earth's atmosphere is strongly affected by scattering of solar
radiation by cloud and aerosol particles, and the whole discipline of remote sensing relies largely on analyzing the parameters of radiation
scattered by aerosols, clouds, and precipitation. The scattering of light by spherical particles can be easily computed using the conventional
Mie theory. However, most small solid particles encountered in natural and laboratory conditions have nonspherical shapes. Examples are
soot and mineral aerosols, cirrus cloud particles, snow and frost crystals, ocean hydrosols, interplanetary and cometary dust grains,
and microorganisms. It is now well known that scattering properties of nonspherical particles can differ dramatically from those of "equivalent"
(e.g., equal-volume or equal-surface-area) spheres. Therefore, the ability to accurately compute or measure light scattering by nonspherical
particles in order to clearly understand the effects of particle nonsphericity on light scattering is very important.
The rapid improvement
of computers and experimental techniques over the past 20 years and the development of efficient numerical approaches have resulted in
major advances in this field which have not been systematically summarized. Because of the universal importance of electromagnetic scattering
by nonspherical particles, papers on different aspects of this subject are scattered over dozens of diverse research and engineering
journals. Often experts in one discipline (e.g., biology) are unaware of potentially useful results obtained in another discipline (e.g.,
antennas and propagation). This leads to an inefficient use of the accumulated knowledge and unnecessary redundancy in research activities.
This book offers the first systematic and unified discussion of light scattering by nonspherical particles and its practical applications
and represents the state-of-the-art of this important
research field. Individual chapters are written by leading experts in respective
areas and cover three major disciplines: theoretical and numerical techniques, laboratory measurements, and practical applications. An
overview chapter provides a concise general introduction to the subject of nonspherical scattering and should be especially useful to
beginners and those interested in fast practical applications. The audience for this book will include graduate students, scientists,
and engineers working on specific aspects of electromagnetic scattering by small particles and its applications in remote sensing, geophysics,
astrophysics, biomedical optics, and optical engineering.
Audience
Science professionals, engineers, and graduate students specializing in a wide range of disciplines: atmospheric radiation, remote sensing,
climate research, radar meteorology, planetary and space physics, optical engineering, biomedical optics, oceanography, and astrophysics.
Potential readers of the book work in universities, research laboratories, and government agencies such as NASA, NOAA, DOD, DOE, EPA,
and USGS.
Contents
Preface. H.C. van de Hulst, Hints from History: A Foreword.
Introduction.
M.I. Michchenko, J.W. Hovenier,
and L.D. Travis, Concepts, Terms, Notation. M.I. Mishchenko, W.J. Wiscombe, J.W. Hovenier, and L.D. Travis, Overview of
Scattering by Nonspherical Particles. J.W. Hovenier and C.V.M. van der Mee, Basic Relationships for Matrices Describing Scattering
by Small Particles.
Theoretical and Numerical Techniques.
I.R. Ciric and F.R. Cooray, Separation of Variables
for Electromagnetic Scattering by Spheroidal Particles. B.T. Draine, The Discrete Dipole Approximation for Light Scattering
by Irregular Targets. M.I. Mishchenko, L.D. Travis, and A. Macke, T-Matrix Method and its Applications. P. Yang and K.N.
Liou, Finite-Difference Time Domain Method for Light Scattering by Nonspherical and Inhomogeneous Particles.
Compounded
Scattering by Compounded Spherical Particles.
K.A. Fuller and D.W. Mackowski, Electromagnetic Scattering by Compounded
Spherical Particles. P. Ch lek, G. Videen, D.J.W. Geldart, J.S. Dobbie, and H.C.W. Tso, Effective Medium Approximations for
Heterogeneous Particles. A. Macke, Monte Carlo Calculations of Light Scattering by Large Particles with Multiple Internal Inclusions. K. Muinonen, Light Scattering by Stochastically Shaped Particles.
Laboratory Measurements.
J.W. Hovenier,
Measuring Scattering Matrices of Small Particles at Optical Wavelengths. B. .S. Gustafson, Microwave Analog to Light Scattering
Measurements.
Applications.
K. Sassen, Lidar Backscatter Depolarization Technique for Cloud and Aerosol Research. K.N. Liou, Y. Takano, and P. Yang, Light Scattering and Radiative Transfer in Ice Crystal Clouds: Applications to Climate Research. K. Aydin, Centimeter and Millimeter Wave Scattering from Nonspherical Hydrometeors. J.L. Haferman, Microwave Scattering
by Precipitation. M.S. Quinby-Hunt, P.G. Hull, A.J. Hunt, Polarized Light Scattering in the Marine Environment. K. Lumme,
Scattering Properties of Interplanetary Dust Particles. A.G. Hoekstra and P.M.A. Sloot, Biomedical and Biophysical Applications
of Nonspherical Scattering.
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Hardbound, 690 pages, publication date: SEP-1999
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-498660-2
ISBN-10: 0-12-498660-9
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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