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Theory of Reflectance & Emittance
Author(s): Bruce Hapke (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: 21 Aug. 2008
- Language: English
- Print length: 472 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521619270
- ISBN-13: 9780521619271
Book Description
This book is aimed at students and researchers who wish to use reflectance and emittance as quantitative tools to measure the properties of surfaces and materials. It is intended primarily for use in the interpretation of remote observations of the surfaces of the Earth and other planets, and it will also be useful to chemists, physicists, geologists, engineers and others who deal with particulate media. Topics include propagation and absorption of light in continuous media, reflection by smooth surfaces, scattering by spheres and irregular particles, reflectances and emissivities of particulate media, reflectance and emittance spectroscopy, and the polarization of light scattered by particulate media. Many examples of applications are given.
Editorial Reviews
Review
…”a rigorous textbook which explores the ccomplex interactions that take place between light and matter. It is written at an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level…will be an excellent reference for the interested professional or serious student …the text is thorough and complete…a comprehensive new book that examines the theories and models needed to explore the universe around us through the reflection of light. It should not be surprising if someday it becomes a standard reference of reflectance spectroscopy.” Grant Miller, The Planetarian
Book Description
This book is aimed at students and researchers who wish to use reflectance and emittance as quantitative tools to measure the properties of surfaces and materials.
