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Yang et al. 2005

Yang, P., H. Wei, H.-L. Huang, B.A. Baum, Y.X. Hu, G.W. Kattawar, M.I. Mishchenko, and Q. Fu, 2005: Scattering and absorption property database for nonspherical ice particles in the near- through far-infrared spectral region. Appl. Opt., 44, 5512-5523, doi:10.1364/AO.44.005512.

The single-scattering properties of ice particles in the near- through far-infrared spectral region are computed from a composite method that is based on a combination of the finite-difference time-domain technique, the T-matrix method, an improved geometrical-optics method, and Lorenz-Mie theory. Seven nonspherical ice crystal habits (aggregates, hexagonal solid and hollow columns, hexagonal plates, bullet rosettes, spheroids, and droxtals) are considered. A database of the single-scattering properties for each of these ice particles has been developed at 49 wavelengths between 3 and 100 µm and for particle sizes ranging from 2 to 10,000 µm specified in terms of the particle maximum dimension. The spectral variations of the single-scattering properties are discussed, as well as their dependence on the particle maximum dimension and effective particle size. The comparisons show that the assumption of spherical ice particles in the near-IR through far-IR region is generally not optimal for radiative transfer computation. Furthermore, a parameterization of the bulk optical properties is developed for mid-latitude cirrus clouds based on a set of 21 particle size distributions obtained from various field campaigns.

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@article{ya01100t,
  author={Yang, P. and Wei, H. and Huang, H.-L. and Baum, B. A. and Hu, Y. X. and Kattawar, G. W. and Mishchenko, M. I. and Fu, Q.},
  title={Scattering and absorption property database for nonspherical ice particles in the near- through far-infrared spectral region},
  year={2005},
  journal={Appl. Opt.},
  volume={44},
  pages={5512--5523},
  doi={10.1364/AO.44.005512},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ya01100t
AU  - Yang, P.
AU  - Wei, H.
AU  - Huang, H.-L.
AU  - Baum, B. A.
AU  - Hu, Y. X.
AU  - Kattawar, G. W.
AU  - Mishchenko, M. I.
AU  - Fu, Q.
PY  - 2005
TI  - Scattering and absorption property database for nonspherical ice particles in the near- through far-infrared spectral region
JA  - Appl. Opt.
VL  - 44
SP  - 5512
EP  - 5523
DO  - 10.1364/AO.44.005512
ER  -

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