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Phase Function

Phase Function is a radiative transfer kernel that characterizes the angular dependence of scattered radiation by specifying the probability distribution of photon scattering from an incident to a scattered direction per unit solid angle.

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Diffuse radiation in the Galaxy

L. C. Henyey, Jesse L. Greenstein · The Astrophysical Journal · 1941 · 2.9K citations

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Bidirectional reflectance spectroscopy: 1. Theory

Bruce Hapke · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1981 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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The Delta-Eddington Approximation for Radiative Flux Transfer

Joachim H. Joseph, W. J. Wiscombe, J. A. Weinman · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1976 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Parameterization of the Radiative Properties of Cirrus Clouds

Qiang Fu, K. N. Liou · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1993 · 1K citations

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Determining the optical properties of turbid media by using the adding–doubling method

Scott A. Prahl, Martin J. C. van Gemert, Ashley J. Welch · Applied Optics · 1993 · 931 citations

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    Ping Yang

    Texas A&M University, United States

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    Michael I. Mishchenko

    Goddard Institute for Space Studies, United States

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    Henricus J. C. M. Sterenborg

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    12 publications · 456 citations

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    Alwin Kienle

    Institute for Laser Technology in Medicine and Measurement Technique, Germany

    11 publications · 860 citations

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    W. J. Wiscombe

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

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  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

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  3. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

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    45 publications

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  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

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    26 publications

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  5. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

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    37 publications

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  6. Goddard Institute for Space Studies

    New York, United States

    16 h-index

    32 publications

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  7. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

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  8. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

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  1. Applied Optics

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 54 publications · 7.6K citations

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  3. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 54 publications · 5.6K citations

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  4. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

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  5. Optics Express

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