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This contribution is concerned with the theory of optical and radar polarimetry dealing with forward (transmission) and backscatter polarimetric scattering. Characteristic similarities and differences between these topics are pointed out and typical polarimetric invariants are identified.
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Ernst Lueneburg, Shane R. Cloude, "Radar versus optical polarimetry," Proc. SPIE 3120, Wideband Interferometric Sensing and Imaging Polarimetry, (23 December 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283848