Dependence of the single-scattering properties of small ice crystals on idealized shape models

The projections of small ice crystals (with maximum dimension <50 μm) appear quasi-circular when imaged by probes on aircraft flying through cloud. Therefore, idealized models constructed to calculate their single-scattering properties have included quasi-spherical models such as Chebyshev pa...

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Main Authors: J. Um, G. M. McFarquhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-04-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/3159/2011/acp-11-3159-2011.pdf