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Backscattered radiation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002643

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002643
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesDOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002643",
  "term": "Backscattered radiation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Backscattered Radiation",
  "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.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/backscattered-radiation/"
}

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