Remarks on polarimetric-radiative transfer of the atmosphere involving ground reflections

Saba Mudaliar

doi:10.1117/12.811915

24 February 2009 Remarks on polarimetric-radiative transfer of the atmosphere involving ground reflections

Saba Mudaliar

Proceedings Volume 7200, Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves III; 720007 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811915
Event: SPIE LASE: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The radiative transfer (RT) approach is widely used for studying scattering from layered random media with rough interfaces. Although it has been successful in several applications such as remote sensing of atmosphere it is well known that this approach involves certain approximations. In this paper these assumptions and approximations are reexamined and explained. To enable this a statistical approach is employed to this problem and the governing equations for the first and second moments of the wave fields are derived. A transition is hence made to arrive at a system of equations corresponding to that of the RT approach. It is thus found that more conditions are implicitly involved in the RT approach than generally believed to be necessary.

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Saba Mudaliar "Remarks on polarimetric-radiative transfer of the atmosphere involving ground reflections", Proc. SPIE 7200, Atmospheric Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves III, 720007 (24 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811915

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