Light Scattering Reviews 3

From the reviews: "This one combines state-of-the-art theoretical contributions with applications of light scattering techniques to various fields ranging from cloud optics to microbial biophysics. ... 'Light Scattering Reviews 3' volume is written by active researchers and recognized experts in their selected light scattering topics. Therefore, it is highly recommended for a broad light scattering community and for other scientists working on related or multidisciplinary problems involving light scattering techniques." (Nikolai Khlebtsov, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, Vol. 111 (1), January, 2010)

• Single Light Scattering.- Observational quantification of the optical properties of cirrus cloud.- Statistical interpretation of light anomalous diffraction by small particles and its applications in bio-agent detection and monitoring.- Light scattering by particles with boundary symmetries.- Scattering by particles on or near a plane surface.- Radiative Transfer and Inverse Problems.- Impact of single- and multi-layered cloudiness on ozone vertical column retrievals using nadir observations of backscattered solar radiation.- Remote sensing of clouds using linearly and circularly polarized laser beams: techniques to compute signal polarization.- LIDORT and VLIDORT: Linearized pseudo-spherical scalar and vector discrete ordinate radiative transfer models for use in remote sensing retrieval problems.- Bi-directional Reflectance of Light from Natural and Artificial Surfaces.- Bi-directional reflectance measurements of closely packed natural and prepared particulate surfaces.- Light scattering from particulate surfaces in geometrical optics approximation.- Laboratory measurements of reflected light intensity and polarization for selected particulate surfaces.