1. A Study of the O 2 A band including Polarisation Effects Vijay Natraj

2. Equation of RT

3. Stokes Parameters Stokes parameters are time averages: –I = –Q = –U = 2 –V = 2 –Pol = (Q 2 +U 2 +V 2 ) 1/2 /I

4. Scattering Matrix

5. Expansion Coefficients

6. Relation between Scattering Matrix and Expansion Coefficients

7. References http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/ Polarisation/hovenier-71.pdfhttp://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/ Polarisation/hovenier-71.pdf http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/ Polarisation/hansen-travis-74.pdfhttp://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/ Polarisation/hansen-travis-74.pdf http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/ Polarisation/de%20rooij-84.pdfhttp://www.gps.caltech.edu/~vijay/Papers/ Polarisation/de%20rooij-84.pdf