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Assuming that the Rayleigh-scattering atmosphere of a planet is homogeneous and plane-parallel we estimate the influence of non-conservativeness of the atmosphere and the state of polarization of the incident radiation upon the phase curves both for flux and polarization.
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Viik, T. Flux and polarization reflected from a nonconservative Rayleigh-scattering planetary atmosphere. Earth Moon Planet 48, 41–48 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00115067
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