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Stephen C. McClain
Researcher at University of Arizona
Publications - 26
Citations - 693
Stephen C. McClain is an academic researcher from University of Arizona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polarization (waves) & Polarimetry. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 26 publications receiving 639 citations. Previous affiliations of Stephen C. McClain include Cornell University & University of Alabama in Huntsville.
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The Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI): a new tool for aerosol and cloud remote sensing
David J. Diner,Feng Xu,Feng Xu,Michael J. Garay,John V. Martonchik,B. E. Rheingans,Sven Geier,A. B. Davis,Bruce R. Hancock,Veljko M. Jovanovic,Michael A. Bull,K. Capraro,Russell A. Chipman,Stephen C. McClain +13 more
TL;DR: The Airborne Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (AirMSPI) is an eight-band pushbroom camera, measuring polarization in the 470, 660, and 865 nm bands, mounted on a gimbal to acquire multiangular observations over a ±67° along-track range.
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First results from a dual photoelastic-modulator-based polarimetric camera
David J. Diner,A. B. Davis,Bruce R. Hancock,Sven Geier,B. E. Rheingans,Veljko M. Jovanovic,Michael A. Bull,David M. Rider,Russell A. Chipman,Anna Britt Mahler,Stephen C. McClain +10 more
TL;DR: The results show that, over a wide range of DOLP, the challenging objective of uncertainty within +/-0.005 has been achieved.
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Exploration of a Polarized Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Model Using the Ground-Based Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager
David J. Diner,Feng Xu,Feng Xu,John V. Martonchik,B. E. Rheingans,Sven Geier,Veljko M. Jovanovic,A. B. Davis,Russell A. Chipman,Stephen C. McClain +9 more
TL;DR: The Ground-based Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (groundMSPI) was used to evaluate a surface polarized bidirectional reflectance distribution function (PBRDF) model as mentioned in this paper.
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Polarization ray tracing in anisotropic optically active media. II: Theory and physics
TL;DR: Refraction, reflection, and amplitude relations are derived that apply to polarization ray tracing in anisotropic, optically active media such as quartz as mentioned in this paper, and a method for computing the optical path length is given, and Fresnel transmission and reflection equations are derived from boundary conditions on the electromagnetic fields.
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Three-dimensional polarization ray-tracing calculus II: retardance
TL;DR: The concept of retardance is critically analyzed for ray paths through optical systems described by a three-by-three polarization ray-tracing matrix and algorithms are presented to separate the effects of retardances from geometric transformations.