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Exact analysis of a Rayleigh-scattering half space is used to solve the inverse problem whereby the single-scattering albedo can be determined from measurements of the polarized radiation emerging from the atmosphere.
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Siewert, C.E. Determination of the single-scattering albedo from polarization measurements of a rayleigh atmosphere. Astrophys Space Sci 60, 237–239 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00648256
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