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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& | <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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Revision as of 14:42, 20 February 2012
backscattering
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.
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.
