1. Algorithm for Interpreting Light Backscattering Matrices of Cirrus Clouds for the Retrieval of Their Microphysical Parameters
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V. A. Shishko, E. V. Nie, Ilia D. Bryukhanov, Natalia V. Kustova, Alexander V. Konoshonkin, and D. N. Timofeev
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Physics ,Atmospheric Science ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,business.industry ,Oceanography ,Polarization (waves) ,Physical optics ,01 natural sciences ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,010309 optics ,Depth sounding ,Lidar ,0103 physical sciences ,Cirrus ,Cirrus cloud ,Particle size ,Photonics ,business ,Algorithm ,Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics ,Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Earth-Surface Processes - Abstract
An algorithm for interpreting light backscattering matrices (LBSMs) obtained experimentally on the unique high-altitude polarization lidar of the National Research Tomsk State University in the process of cirrus cloud sounding is described. In terms of the database of LBSMs calculated theoretically within the framework of the physical optics approximation, microphysical characteristics of cirrus clouds such as the particle size, orientation, and shape, as well as the percentage of particles with different shapes, are estimated.
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- 2019
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