An analytic Fournier-Forand scattering phase function as an alternative to the Henyey-Greenstein phase function in hydrologic optics

This work presents results of numerical analysis of the Fournier-Forand scattering phase function as an alternative to the Henyey-Greenstein phase function in hydrological optics. A number of equations are derived that connect different integral parameters of the Fournier-Forand phase function, including the normalization coefficient, with the parameters of this function. The Mathematica and FORTRAN programs, that computes the Fournier-Forand scattering phase function and some of its integral characteristics, are released for public use.