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Single Scattering

For an optically thin region or for low single scattering albedo particles, single scattering dominates over multiple scattering (Chandrasekhar 1960, p. 172).

Single Scattering Albedo

References

Chandrasekhar, S. Radiative Transfer. New York: Dover, 1960.