Photopolarimetry in Remote Sensing

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Videen, Gorden (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Yatskiv, Yaroslav (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mishchenko, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Σειρά: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 161
• Θέματα: Geography.; Remote sensing.; Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Materials science.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Photopolarimetric remote sensing is vital in fields as diverse as medical diagnostics, astrophysics, atmospheric science, environmental monitoring and military intelligence. The areas considered here include: radiative transfer; dynamic systems; backscatter polarization; biological systems; astrophy...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• General Information
• Maxwell’s Equations, Electromagnetic Waves, and Stokes Parameters
• Polarized Light Scattering by Large Nonspherical Particles
• Optimization of Numerical Inversion in Photopolarimetric Remote Sensing
• Radiative Transfer
• Eigenvalue Shifting - A New Analytical-Computational Method in Radiative Transfer Theory
• Quadratic Integrals in Inverse Problems with Multiple Scattering
• Dynamic Systems
• Polarization Fluctuation Spectroscopy
• Intensity and Polarization Fluctuation Statistics of Light Scattered by Systems of Particles
• Backscatter Polarization
• Scattering Properties of Planetary Regoliths Near Opposition
• Backscattering from Particles Near Planar Surfaces
• Backscattering Effects for Discrete Random Media: Theoretical Results
• Biological Systems
• Inverse Polarimetry, and Light Scattering from Leaves
• Optical Properties and Biomedical Applications of Nanostructures Based on Gold and Silver Bioconjugates
• Astrophysical Phenomena
• Polarization of Light by Pre-Main-Sequence Stars in the Visual Wavelengths
• Infrared Polarimetry of Interstellar Dust
• Measurements of General Magnetic Fields on Stars with Vigorous Convective Zones Using High-Accuracy Spectropolarimetry
• Polarimetry and Physics of Solar System Bodies
• Disk-Integrated Polarimetry of Mercury in 2000–2002
• Comets
• Polarimetry of Dust in the Solar System: Remote Observations, In-Situ Measurements and Experimental Simulations
• Polarimetry of Comets: Progress and Problems
• Characterization of Dust Particles Using Photopolarimetric Data: Example of Cometary Dust
• Photopolarimetry Instrumentation
• Invitation to Spectropolarimetry
• Astronomical Polarimeters and Features of Polarimetric Observations.