Premium
Correlations among the optical properties of cirrus‐cloud particles: Implications for spaceborne remote sensing
Author(s) -
Reichardt J.,
Reichardt S.,
Behrendt A.,
McGee T. J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2002gl014836
Subject(s) - cirrus , lidar , backscatter (email) , middle latitudes , depolarization ratio , environmental science , remote sensing , extinction (optical mineralogy) , atmospheric sciences , arctic , geology , optics , physics , computer science , telecommunications , oceanography , wireless
Lidar measurements of Arctic (67.9°N) cirrus clouds reveal a strong positive correlation between particle depolarization ratio and extinction‐to‐backscatter (lidar) ratio for ambient cloud temperatures above ∼−45°C, and an anti‐correlation for colder temperatures. Similar correlations are evident in a 2‐year midlatitude (53.5°N) cirrus data set. These data suggest that robust relationships may exist between these particle optical properties that will facilitate the retrieval of cirrus extinction profiles from polarization‐sensitive (spaceborne) elastic‐backscatter lidars.