Interpretation of the backscattering phase matrix of cirrus clouds

Bruno Valentinov Kaul; Ignatii V. Samokhvalov; Olga Vladimirov Shefer

doi:10.1117/12.189219

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7 October 1994 Interpretation of the backscattering phase matrix of cirrus clouds

Bruno Valentinov Kaul, Ignatii V. Samokhvalov, Olga Vladimirov Shefer

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Proceedings Volume 2260, Stray Radiation in Optical Systems III; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.189219
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

An attempt to interpret backscattering phase matrices of cirrus clouds measured with a ground-based lidar is undertaken in this paper based on a theoretical model of interaction between optical radiation and an ensemble of flaked crystals. Deviations of the diagonal elements from unity indicated that partides orientation differed from the horizontal one and the crystals had a prefered orientation at some angle with respect to the direction of sounding. Keywords: backscattering phase matrices, cirrus douds, lidar

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Bruno Valentinov Kaul, Ignatii V. Samokhvalov, and Olga Vladimirov Shefer "Interpretation of the backscattering phase matrix of cirrus clouds", Proc. SPIE 2260, Stray Radiation in Optical Systems III, (7 October 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.189219

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