Deriving the angular response function for backscattering sensors

We derived the angular response function ( W N ) for scattering sensors that automatically satisfies normalization criterion and its corresponding weight mathvariant="normal">T ). ’s, two commercial sensors, HydroScat-6 (HOBI Labs) ECO-BB (Sea-Bird Inc.), agrees well with Monte Carlo simulation direct measurements. The backscattering measured microbeads of known sizes better Mie calculation when was applied. deduced reduction increasing attenuation coefficient is related to path length showed this theoretically correction factor performs than default methods sensors. analysis conducted in study also leads an estimate uncertainty budget major associated because wide field view, whereas main HydrScat-6 due relatively long length.