Light scattering by hexagonal ice cystals of cirrus clouds with preferred orientations

A. Burnashov; A. Borovoi; Andrew Y. S. Cheng

doi:10.1117/12.695089

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1 September 2006 Light scattering by hexagonal ice crystals of cirrus clouds with preferred orientations

A. Burnashov, A. Borovoi, Andrew Y. S. Cheng

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Proceedings Volume 6303, Atmospheric Optical Modeling, Measurement, and Simulation II; 63030W (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695089
Event: SPIE Optics + Photonics, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The scattering (Mueller) matrices for hexagonal ice plates of various aspect ratios are calculated by the facet tracing method developed earlier. For horizontally oriented plates, the Mueller matrices depending on the incident angle have been obtained. The peculiarities inherent to the scattered light along the parhelic circle have been studied. A generalization of the data for small flatter of these plates relative to the horizontal plane is discussed.

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A. Burnashov, A. Borovoi, and Andrew Y. S. Cheng "Light scattering by hexagonal ice crystals of cirrus clouds with preferred orientations", Proc. SPIE 6303, Atmospheric Optical Modeling, Measurement, and Simulation II, 63030W (1 September 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.695089

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