Layers of quasi-horizontally oriented ice crystals in cirrus clouds observed by a two-wavelength polarization lidar | Zendy

Anatoli G. Borovoi | Zendy; Yu. S. Balin | Zendy; Grigorii Kokhanenko | Zendy; Ioganes E. Penner | Zendy; Alexander V. Konoshonkin | Zendy; Natalia V. Kustova | Zendy

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Layers of quasi-horizontally oriented ice crystals in cirrus clouds observed by a two-wavelength polarization lidar

Author(s) -

Anatoli G. Borovoi,

Yu. S. Balin,

Grigorii Kokhanenko,

Ioganes E. Penner,

Alexander V. Konoshonkin,

Natalia V. Kustova

Publication year - 2014

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.22.024566

Subject(s) - cirrus , lidar , optics , wavelength , polarization (electrochemistry) , ice crystals , depolarization ratio , materials science , atmospheric optics , backscatter (email) , ice cloud , remote sensing , physics , geology , radiative transfer , telecommunications , chemistry , computer science , wireless

Layers of quasi-horizontally oriented ice crystals in cirrus clouds are observed by a two-wavelength polarization lidar. These layers of thickness of several hundred meters are identified by three attributes: the backscatter reveals a sharp ridge while the depolarization ratio and color ratio become deep minima. These attributes have been justified by theoretical calculations of these quantities within the framework of the physical-optics approximation.

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