We review the current status of Waterman's T-matrix approach which is one of the most
powerful and widely used tools for accurately computing light scattering by nonspherical …

A discrete random medium is an object in the form of a finite volume of a vacuum or a
homogeneous material medium filled with quasi-randomly and quasi-uniformly distributed …

The T-matrix method is one of the most powerful and widely used theoretical techniques for
the computation of electromagnetic scattering by single and composite particles, discrete …

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 …

This paper considers two specific types of experiments conducted to improve the authors'
understanding of radar backscatter from snow-covered ground surfaces. The first experiment …

Snow is a key element of the water and energy cycles and the knowledge of spatio-temporal
distribution of snow depth and snow water equivalent (SWE) is fundamental for hydrological …

We consider the scattering and absorption of light in discrete random media of densely
packed spherical particles. In what we term “radiative transfer with reciprocal …

Discrete random media have been investigated extensively over the past century due to
their ability to scatter light. Even so, the link between the three-dimensional (3D) spatial …

We present a radiative transfer model for the emissivity of vertically structured layers of sea
foam at microwave frequencies from 1 GHz to 37 GHz. The main features of the model …

Terahertz (THz) imaging is emerging as a potentially powerful method of detecting explosive
devices, even in the presence of occluding materials. However, the characteristic spectral …