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A Vector Algebraic Description of the Solar-Path Phenomenon

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We propose a theoretical model of the solar path, which has been developed for the first time using the vector-algebra methods. The formulas describing the average brightness of the solar radiation reflected from the wavy water surface are derived taking into account the finite angular dimensions of the directional patterns of the light source and the photodetector of the observation system. A new model of the distribution function of the visible slopes of the sea surface observed in the oblique geometry is developed.

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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 64, No. 11, pp. 895–904, November 2021. Russian DOI: https://doi.org/10.52452/00213462_2021_64_11_895

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Weber, V.L. A Vector Algebraic Description of the Solar-Path Phenomenon. Radiophys Quantum El 64, 804–813 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11141-022-10179-y

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