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variable property of interest > light backscatter Ångström exponent

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light backscatter Ångström exponent  

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  • The Ångström exponent obtained for the object's 180 degree backscatter. Variable alpha in relating the backscatter at wavelength lambda to the backscatter at a different wavelength lambda0: back(lambda) = back(lambda0) * [lambda/lambda0] ** (-1 * alpha).

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