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| == backscattering ==
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| <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The [[scattering]] of [[radiant energy]] into the hemisphere of space bounded by a plane normal to the direction of the incident [[radiation]] and lying on the same side as the incident [[ray]]; the opposite of [[forward scatter]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Atmospheric [[backward scatter]] depletes 6%–9% of the incident solar [[beam]] before it reaches the earth's surface. In [[radar]] usage, backscatter refers only to that radiation scattered at 180° to the direction of the incident [[wave]].</div><br/> </div>
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