Inverse problem of reconstructing the polar diagram for light scattering in disperse media

In problem dealing with the transport of solar radiation in the earth's atmosphere, we must a priori specify (or know) the scattering (polar) diagram for the aerosol or the directional scattering coefficient. The customary approach involves the use of the so-called optical models of the aerosol and the molecular scattering components. Now, however, approaches based on the use of real-time observational data from remote soundings of the atmosphere have become possible. We describe a method of reconstructing the optical properties of the aerosol from discrete (reference) measurements. As applied to optics of the atmospheric aerosol, the theory of the method is presented. The light scattering properties of polydisperse systems of particles can be represented by parametric integrals.