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A Study of the O 2 A band including Polarisation Effects. Vijay Natraj. Equation of RT. Stokes Parameters. Stokes parameters are time averages: I = <a l 2 +a r 2 > Q = <a l 2 -a r 2 > U = 2<a l a r cosδ> V = 2<a l a r sinδ> Pol = (Q 2 +U 2 +V 2 ) 1/2 /I. Scattering Matrix.
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A Study of the O2A band including Polarisation Effects Vijay Natraj
Stokes Parameters • Stokes parameters are time averages: • I = <al2+ar2> • Q = <al2-ar2> • U = 2<alarcosδ> • V = 2<alarsinδ> • Pol = (Q2+U2+V2)1/2/I
Relation between Scattering Matrix and Expansion Coefficients
References • http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/Polarisation/hovenier-71.pdf • http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/Polarisation/hansen-travis-74.pdf • http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/Polarisation/de%20rooij-84.pdf