Retrieval of cirrus particle sizes using a split-window technique: a sensitivity study

This paper examines the sensitivity of retrieved ice particle sizes using split-window method to the light scattering program for the single scattering calculation. We find that for randomly oriented hexagonal ice particles the retrieval algorithm using the anomalous diffraction theory (ADT) signifi...

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Published in:Journal of quantitative spectroscopy & radiative transfer 2001-08, Vol.70 (4), p.725-736
Main Authors: Fu, Qiang, Sun, Wenbo
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cirrus particle sizes
Retrieval
Split-window technique
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Summary:This paper examines the sensitivity of retrieved ice particle sizes using split-window method to the light scattering program for the single scattering calculation. We find that for randomly oriented hexagonal ice particles the retrieval algorithm using the anomalous diffraction theory (ADT) significantly overestimates the mean effective ice particle sizes, D ge. The retrieved D ge based on the geometric optics method (GOM) and Mie theory agrees with reference results within ∼20% when D ge
ISSN:0022-4073
1879-1352
DOI:10.1016/S0022-4073(01)00041-3