Progress made toward interpretation of radiometric observations. Paper discusses equation of radiative transfer in three-dimensional, inhomogeneous, scattering medium illuminated from above and bounded below by laterallyinhomogeneous, reflective plane. Representation of radiation field with full three-dimensional variability derived by use of spatial Fourier transform and matrix-operator techniques developed previously for one-dimensional version of problem. Equations useful for radiometric measurements from aircraft and spacecraft. Although derivations and resulting equations complicated, use of Fourier-transform, matrix-operator approach to solve practical problems simpler than direct solution of complete three-dimensional, linear wave equations.


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    Title :

    Three-Dimensional Radiative-Transfer Equation


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    Publication date :

    1986-05-01



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    Language :

    English