Depolarization Ratio for Randomly Oriented Ice Crystals of Cirrus Clouds

The depolarization ratio and backscattering cross sections have been calculated for shapes and size of ice crystals that are typical in cirrus clouds. The calculations are performed in the physical-optics approximation. It is shown that the depolarization ratio approaches some constant when the size...

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Main Authors: Natalia Kustova, Alexander Konoshonkin, Victor Shishko, Dmitry Timofeev, Ilya Tkachev, Zhenzhu Wang, Anatoli Borovoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/10/1551