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Determination of the single-scattering albedo from polarization measurements of a rayleigh atmosphere

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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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  1. C. E. Siewert

    Present address: Nuclear Engineering Dept., N. Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., USA

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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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