Photopolarimetry in Remote Sensing Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Yalta, Ukraine, 20 September - 4 October 2003

Photopolarimetric remote sensing is vital in fields as diverse as medical diagnostics, astrophysics, atmospheric science, environmental monitoring and military intelligence. The areas considered here include: radiative transfer; dynamic systems; backscatter polarization; biological systems; astrophy...

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Other Authors: Videen, Gorden (Editor), Yatskiv, Yaroslav (Editor), Mishchenko, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • General Information
  • Maxwell’s Equations, Electromagnetic Waves, and Stokes Parameters
  • Polarized Light Scattering by Large Nonspherical Particles
  • Optimization of Numerical Inversion in Photopolarimetric Remote Sensing
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Eigenvalue Shifting - A New Analytical-Computational Method in Radiative Transfer Theory
  • Quadratic Integrals in Inverse Problems with Multiple Scattering
  • Dynamic Systems
  • Polarization Fluctuation Spectroscopy
  • Intensity and Polarization Fluctuation Statistics of Light Scattered by Systems of Particles
  • Backscatter Polarization
  • Scattering Properties of Planetary Regoliths Near Opposition
  • Backscattering from Particles Near Planar Surfaces
  • Backscattering Effects for Discrete Random Media: Theoretical Results
  • Biological Systems
  • Inverse Polarimetry, and Light Scattering from Leaves
  • Optical Properties and Biomedical Applications of Nanostructures Based on Gold and Silver Bioconjugates
  • Astrophysical Phenomena
  • Polarization of Light by Pre-Main-Sequence Stars in the Visual Wavelengths
  • Infrared Polarimetry of Interstellar Dust
  • Measurements of General Magnetic Fields on Stars with Vigorous Convective Zones Using High-Accuracy Spectropolarimetry
  • Polarimetry and Physics of Solar System Bodies
  • Disk-Integrated Polarimetry of Mercury in 2000–2002
  • Comets
  • Polarimetry of Dust in the Solar System: Remote Observations, In-Situ Measurements and Experimental Simulations
  • Polarimetry of Comets: Progress and Problems
  • Characterization of Dust Particles Using Photopolarimetric Data: Example of Cometary Dust
  • Photopolarimetry Instrumentation
  • Invitation to Spectropolarimetry
  • Astronomical Polarimeters and Features of Polarimetric Observations