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Light scattering by a single macroscopic particle can be studied in the framework of electrodynamics of continuous media. The same applies to clusters of particles or scattering volumes, where multiple light scattering does not play an important role. This is not the case for clouds. Here multiple scattering dominates the registered signal. Therefore, generally speaking, techniques of multiple wave scattering should be used in this case. However, they are quite complex and do not always lead to results, which can be used as a base for the numerical algorithm.
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Kokhanovsky, A.A. (2006). Radiative Transfer. In: Cloud Optics. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4020-2_3
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