Lidar studies of microphysical properties of cirrus clouds

Anatoli Borovoi; Yurii Balin; Grigorii Kokhanenko; Iogannes Penner; Natalia Kustova; Alexander Konoshonkin; Dong Liu; Zhenzhu Wang; Decheng Wu; Chenbo Xie; Shunxing Hu; Yingjian Wang

doi:10.1117/12.2075497

25 November 2014 Lidar studies of microphysical properties of cirrus clouds

Anatoli Borovoi, Yurii Balin, Grigorii Kokhanenko, Iogannes Penner, Natalia Kustova, Alexander Konoshonkin, Dong Liu, Zhenzhu Wang, Decheng Wu, Chenbo Xie, Shunxing Hu, Yingjian Wang

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Proceedings Volume 9292, 20th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics; 929228 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075497
Event: 20th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 2014, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Abstract

Three microphysical backscatter ratios (color ratio, depolarization ratio, and lidar ratio) widely used for interpretation of lidar signals returned from cirrus clouds have been calculated for the first time. The physical-optics code developed earlier by the authors is applied. Though the data are obtained for the hexagonal ice plates and columns, that are the simplest crystal shapes, their arbitrary spatial orientation has been taken into account. The lidar experimental data measuring simultaneously the depolarization ratio and color ratio in cirrus clouds are also presented.

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Anatoli Borovoi, Yurii Balin, Grigorii Kokhanenko, Iogannes Penner, Natalia Kustova, Alexander Konoshonkin, Dong Liu, Zhenzhu Wang, Decheng Wu, Chenbo Xie, Shunxing Hu, and Yingjian Wang "Lidar studies of microphysical properties of cirrus clouds", Proc. SPIE 9292, 20th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 929228 (25 November 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2075497

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