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Mishchenko et al. 2026

Mishchenko, M.I., L. Travis, A. Lacis, and M.J. Berg, 2026: Scattering. In Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, Third Edition. W.A. Robinson, Ed., Elsevier, vol. 2, pp. 312-327, doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-96026-7.00058-8.

Sunlight illuminating the Earth's atmosphere is scattered by gas molecules and suspended particles, giving rise to blue skies, white clouds, and optical displays such as rainbows and halos. By scattering and absorbing the shortwave solar radiation and the longwave radiation emitted by the underlying surface, cloud and aerosol particles strongly affect the radiation budget of the terrestrial climate system. As a consequence of the dependence of scattering characteristics on particle size, morphology, and composition, scattered light can be remarkably rich in information about particle properties, and thus, can provide a sensitive tool for remote retrievals of macro- and microphysical parameters of clouds and aerosols.

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@inbook{mi02720m,
  author={Mishchenko, M. I. and Travis, L. and Lacis, A. and Berg, M. J.},
  editor={Robinson, W. A.},
  title={Scattering},
  booktitle={Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, Third Edition},
  year={2026},
  volume={2},
  pages={312--327},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  doi={10.1016/B978-0-323-96026-7.00058-8},
}

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AU  - Mishchenko, M. I.
AU  - Travis, L.
AU  - Lacis, A.
AU  - Berg, M. J.
ED  - Robinson, W. A.
PY  - 2026
TI  - Scattering
BT  - Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences, Third Edition
VL  - 2
SP  - 312
EP  - 327
DO  - 10.1016/B978-0-323-96026-7.00058-8
PB  - Elsevier
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