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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%&ndash;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&#x000b0; to  the direction of the incident [[wave]].</div><br/> </div>
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