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Single-scattering

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single-scattering

A useful approximation to radiative transfer in which the radiation undergoes at most one scattering event.

Single-scattering is most appropriate for scattering optical thicknesses less than about 0.1 when there is no absorption, but can be applied to thicker media as the single-scatter albedo is lowered.

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