Selective Scattering : In selective Scattering scattering depends upon the wavelength of light.
Mie scattering : Mie theory can describe how electromagnetic waves interact with homogeneously spherical particles. However, a theory for homogeneous spheres will completely fail to predict polarization effects. When the size of the molecules is greater than the wavelength of light, the result is a non-uniform scattering of light.
Lambertian Scattering: This type of scattering occurs when a surface has microscopic irregularities that scatter light perfectly uniformly in all directions, causing it to appear equally bright from all viewing angles.
Subsurface Scattering: This type of scattering occurs when light scatters within a material before exiting the surface at a different point.
Isotropic crystal scattering (aka powder diffraction): This type of scattering occurs when every crystalline orientation is represented equally in a powdered sample. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) operates under the assumption that the sample is randomly arranged such that each plane will be represented in the signal.