Algorithm of retrieving microphysical properties of cirrus clouds from Mueller matrices
V.A. Shishko1, I.D. Bryukhanov2, E.V. Nie2, N.V. Kustova1, D.N. Timofeev1, A.V. Konoshonkin1,2
1V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, 1, Academician Zuev square, Tomsk, 634055, Russia
2National Research Tomsk State University, 36, Lenin Avenue, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
Keywords: матрица обратного рассеяния света, ледяные кристаллы, перистые облака, метод физической оптики, поляризационный лидар, light backscattering matrices, ice crystals, cirrus clouds, physical optics approximation, polarization lidar
Abstract
The paper presents the algorithm of interpreting the light backscattering matrices (BSM) that were obtained by the unique high-altitude polarization lidar of NR TSU while sounding cirrus clouds. The microphysical properties of cirrus clouds, i.e., size, spatial orientation, shape, and percentage of different particles based on BSMs calculated within physical optics approximation were estimated.
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