EXTERNAL RADIATION FIELDS FOR ISOTROPICALLY SCATTERING FINITE ATMOSPHERES BOUNDED BY A LAMBERT LAW REFLECTOR

Abstract

The Memorandum provides formulas for obtaining the diffusely transmitted and reflected radiation fields for a planetary, isotropically scattering atmosphere of finite thickness in terms of the solution to the problem with no planetary surface. Numerical results show that these reflected and transmitted fluxes are essentially the same whether isotropic or Rayleigh scattering laws are assumed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0699555

Entities

People

  • Harriet H. Kagiwada
  • J. L. Casti
  • Robert E. Kalaba

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Atmospheres
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Integral Equations
  • Intensity
  • Planetary Atmospheres
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Rayleigh Scattering
  • Reflectors
  • Scattering
  • Thickness
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.