On the intensity and polarization of radiation emerging from a thick Rayleigh scattering atmosphere

We compute the intensity and polarization of reflected and transmitted light in optically thick Rayleigh scattering atmospheres. We obtain results accurate to seven decimal places. The results have been validated using a variety of methods.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali
Main Authors: V. Natraj, J. W. Hovenier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti 2011-09-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/C1V89S1P069