InhaltsangabeChapter 1. Radiative transfer and remote sensing: 1.1. The general-purpose discrete-ordinate algorithm DISORT for radiative transfer.- 1.2. Fast radiative transfer techniques.- 1.3. Genesis and evolution of the use of polarization in remote sensing of atmospheres and oceans.- 1.4. Markovian approach and its applications in a cloudy atmosphere.- 1.5. Multiple scattering by discrete random media: coherent and incoherent backscattering.- 1.6. Multispectral optical luminescence tomography with the simplified spherical harmonics equations Chapter 2. Atmospheric optics: 2.1. The optical properties of natural and anthropogenic aerosols.- 2.2. Light scattering by atmospheric ice crystals Chapter 3. Ocean Optics: 3.1. Light scattering by pure seawater 3.2. Measuring optical backscattering in water Chapter 4. Scattering optics and remote sensing of snow 4. 1. Complexity of the scattering optics of natural snow cover.- 4.2. Reflection properties of snow surface

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Chapter 1. Radiative transfer and remote sensing: 1.1. The general-purpose discrete-ordinate algorithm DISORT for radiative transfer.- 1.2. Fast radiative transfer techniques.- 1.3. Genesis and evolution of the use of polarization in remote sensing of atmospheres and oceans.- 1.4. Markovian approach and its applications in a cloudy atmosphere.- 1.5. Multiple scattering by discrete random media: coherent and incoherent backscattering.- 1.6. Multispectral optical luminescence tomography with the simplified spherical harmonics equations Chapter 2. Atmospheric optics: 2.1. The optical properties of natural and anthropogenic aerosols.- 2.2. Light scattering by atmospheric ice crystals Chapter 3. Ocean Optics: 3.1. Light scattering by pure seawater 3.2. Measuring optical backscattering in water Chapter 4. Scattering optics and remote sensing of snow 4. 1. Complexity of the scattering optics of natural snow cover.- 4.2. Reflection properties of snow surface