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Scattering can occur _ in the atmosphere. Scattering occurs when photons are _ and re-emitted in _ directions. During this process the wavelength of the photon is _ and the energy of the photon _ changed.

_ proportion of scattered solar radiation at short wavelengths is redirected back to space. The amount of scattering that takes place is dependent on the _ of scattering particles present in the atmosphere, the _ of the molecule or particle doing the scattering and the _ of the incident radiation.

Scattering is said to be elastic when the scattered photon has _ wavelength and _ energy than the incident photon, and inelastic when the scattered photon has _ wavelength and _ energy than the incident photon.

Three principal types of scattering have been identified, and are named after their discoverers: Rayleigh scattering, which is _ scattering of _ light by _; Mie scattering, which is _ scattering by _; Raman scattering, which is _ scattering by _. Unlike Rayleigh and Mie scattering, the photons scattered by Raman scattering have _ photon energy.

The _ of scattered radiation in relation to the _ is described by a phase function P(φ). This represents the _ of individual photons being scattered in particular_. The integral of the phase function over all _ is _.

The _ parameter, α, is used to express the ratio of the size, r, of the scattering particle to the _ of the scattered radiation: _.

Scattering can _ the light path. The combined losses caused by _ are often termed _.