  Specular reflection is known to play an important role in many fields of
scattering applications, e.g., in remote sensing, computer graphics,
optimization of visual appearance of industrial products. Usually it can be
assumed that the object has a solid surface and that the properties of the
surface will dictate the behavior of the specular component. In this study I
will show that media consisting of wavelength-sized particles can also have a
quasi-specular reflection in cases where there is ordered structure in the
media. I will also show that the quasi-specular reflection in particulate media
is more than just a surface effect, and planar particle arrangement below the
very surface can give arise to quasi-specular reflection. This study shows that
the quasi-specular reflection may contribute in some cases in the
backscattering direction, together with coherent backscattering and
shadow-hiding effects.
