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Mishchenko, M.I., Travis, L.D. (2004). Maxwell’s Equations, Electromagnetic Waves, and Stokes Parameters. In: Videen, G., Yatskiv, Y., Mishchenko, M. (eds) Photopolarimetry in Remote Sensing. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 161. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2368-5_1
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