Optics of Light Scattering Media: Problems and Solutions

2nd ed. 2001 XXI, 262 pp. Hardcover
1-85233-404-5
Recommended Retail Price: EUR 159,00 *

The theory of the scattering of light by small particles is very important in a wide range of applications in atmospheric physics and atmospheric optics, ocean optics, remote sensing, astronomy and astrophysics and biological optics. This book summarizes current knowledge of the optical properties of single small particles and natural light scattering media such as snow, clouds, foam, aerosols etc. The book considers single and multiple light scattering regimes, together with light scattering and radiative transfer in close-packed media.

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New Codes:

The first version of SScaTT - Superellipsoid Scattering Tool has just been released at http://www.t-matrix.de/

With this program light scattering by superellipsoids and other arbitrary shaped particles can be computed.

Scattering diagrams and the T-matrix are computed. With an additional tool not yet included in SScaTT using a pre-computed T-matrix

single and orientation averaged scattering diagrams, cross sections, efficiencies and the Mueller matrix can be computed.

Comments are welcome.

Thomas Wriedt

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There's now a free f77 program package available for generating Gaussian spheres at http://www.helsinki.fi/~muinonen/G-sphere/index.html

Karri Muinonen and Timo Nousiainen

Scientific Meetings:

NATO Advanced Study Institute

On Photopolarimetry in Remote Sensing

Yalta, Ukraine, 20 September - 3 October 2003

with optional Workshop on Remote Sensing Techniques and Instrumentation

Kiev, Ukraine, 4 October - 10 October 2003

Space is limited and there are NATO regulations with regard to attendance; therefore all participation in this event is invitational. The NATO ASI format is that of a summer school in which approximately 15 lecturers instruct approximately 85 students in their art. There will also be shorter contributed talks and poster sessions. If you are interested in attending please visit.

http://www.giss.nasa.gov/~crmim/Ukraine/k2003.htm

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Please, notice that the dates of the 7^th conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering by Non-Spherical Particles (Bremen, Germany) has changed. The conference will be held on September 8 – 12, 2003. The new deadline for submission of extended abstracts is March 1, 2003

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Job:

PostDoctoral Researcher on Radiative Transfer in the Earth Atmosphere The University of Reading, Department of Meteorology

You are required to work on a project funded by, and working in close collaboration with, the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington. Further information about the project can be obtained from Prof Keith Shine (k.p.shine@reading.ac.uk, tel +44 (0) 118 378 8405)

http://www.newscientistjobs.com/eview.jsp?id=NS20025090129

We congratulate Mike Mishchenko and Nadya Zakharova with their newborn son Sergei !