backscattering
n.
part of solar radiation that is guided back into space due to particle scattering in the atmosphere
backscatter
v.
scatter radiation by atoms of the medium through which it passes
Backscatter
backscatter
Verb
1. scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
(hypernym) break up, disperse, scatter
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
backscattering
1.
Radio wave propagation in which the direction of the incident and scattered waves, resolved along a reference direction (usually horizontal) are oppositely directed. A
signal received by backscattering is often referred to as "backscatter." [
JP1] (
188 ) 2. In optics, the
scattering of
light into a direction generally opposite to the original one.
backscattering