Open AccessDetection of ice crystal particles preferably oriented in the atmosphere by use of the specular component of scattered light
Author(s) -
Anatoli G. Borovoi,
Viktor P. Galileiskii,
Andrey Morozov,
Ariel Cohen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.007625
Subject(s) - specular reflection , optics , atmosphere (unit) , detector , component (thermodynamics) , materials science , depth sounding , light beam , physics , remote sensing , geology , oceanography , thermodynamics
A new method to retrieve sizes and flutter of ice crystals in the atmosphere when they reveal their preferably horizontal orientation is proposed and realized. The method consists of the measurement of angular width for the specular component of scattered light in the bistatic sounding scheme. The technique is realized with a floodlight beam and a CCD camera as a detector.