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A review of volume scatter theories for modeling applications
Author(s) -
Fung A. K.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs017i005p01007
Subject(s) - renormalization , radiative transfer , statistical physics , born approximation , snow , mathematics , physics , theoretical physics , scattering , optics , meteorology , quantum mechanics
Volume scatter theories commonly applied to develop scatter models for vegetation, snow, and sea ice are reviewed. These include (1) the first‐order theories based on the Born approximation, the distorted Born approximation, and the renormalization method and (2) the multiple scatter theories based on the radiative transfer method and the matrix doubling method. Applications of the scatter models developed from a first‐order theory and a multiple scatter theory are illustrated. Additional applications available in the literature are cited.