Probability theory for 3-layer remote sensing radiative transfer model: errata

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Several that appeared in [Opt. Express 20, 10004, (2012)] are corrected. ©2013 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (030.5620) Radiative transfer; (280.4991) Passive remote sensing; (000.5490) Probability theory, stochastic processes, and statistics; (290.6815) Thermal emission; (010.1320) Atmospheric transmittance; (010.1330) Atmospheric turbulence; (300.6340) Spectroscopy, infrared. References and links 1. A. Ben-David and C. E. Davidson, “Probability theory for 3-layer remote sensing radiative transfer model: univariate case,” Opt. Express 20, 10004–10033 (2012), doi:10.1364/OE.20.010004. In Section 3.1.1, 11 line from the bottom of p. 10010, V(x) should be written as 2 2 4 2 2 ) 1 ) ( ]( 1 ) [exp( ) ( + − = − x E k x V T T σ μ . In Section 3.2.3, second full paragraph on p. 10016, distributions of ) ( 1 L B and T Δ omit the effect of the k2 coefficient. It should be written that ) , ( ~ ) ( 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 y y y k k N L B σ μ μ − − − and ) , ( ~ 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 Tc y y Tc y k k N T σ σ μ μ μ + − Δ − − . In Section 5, 4 line from the bottom of p. 10025, “...appear in emission mode...” should be written as “...appear in absorption mode...”. In Appendix A, scaling property of lognormal distributions, 1 line of p. 10029, mean parameter μ + c should be written as μ + c ln . In Appendix C, p. 10032, expression for V(z) should be written as 2 2 ) ( ) ( ) ( z E z E z V − = . #189802 $15.00 USD Received 6 May 2013; published 7 May 2013 (C) 2013 OSA 20 May 2013 | Vol. 21, No. 10 | DOI:10.1364/OE.21.011852 | OPTICS EXPRESS 11852