| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 977161 | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications | 2009 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
By “renormalizing” the cloud density, we relate the mean transmission statistics to those of an equivalent homogeneous cloud. This simple idea is remarkably effective because two complicating effects act in contrary directions: the “holes” which lead to increased single scatter transmission and the tendency for multiply scattered photons to become “trapped” in optically dense regions, thus decreasing the overall transmission.
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Authors
S. Lovejoy, B.P. Watson, Y. Grosdidier, D. Schertzer,