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scattering

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002411

The process in which a beam of light is diffused or deflected by collisions with particles suspended in the atmosphere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002411
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsomultiple scattering; Mie theory; Rayleigh's scattering law
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002411",
  "term": "scattering",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The process in which a beam of light is diffused or deflected by collisions with particles suspended in the atmosphere.",
  "see_also": [
    "multiple scattering",
    "Mie theory",
    "Rayleigh's scattering law"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/scattering/"
}

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