Spectral and depolarization ratios for atmospheric ice particles of hexagonal and arbitrary shape within the framework of the physical optics and discrete dipoles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay G. Bulakhov ◽  
Alexander V. Konoshonkin ◽  
Ilya V. Tkachev ◽  
Dmitriy N. Timofeev ◽  
Victor A. Shishko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arbitrary Shape ◽  
Physical Optics ◽  
Ice Particles ◽  
Depolarization Ratios

scholarly journals Light Scattering by Particles with Arbitrary Shape in the Vicinity of the Backward Scattering Direction within Geometrical Optics Approximation

2020 ◽  
Vol 237 ◽  
pp. 08012
Author(s):  
Victor Shishko ◽  
Alexander Konoshonkin ◽  
Natalia Kustova ◽  
Anatoli Borovoi ◽  
Dmitry Timofeev
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Refractive Index ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Arbitrary Shape ◽  
Specular Reflection ◽  
Scattering Problem ◽  
Geometrical Optics ◽  
Optical Characteristics ◽  
Ice Particles ◽  
Scattering Light

The work presents the solution for the light scattering problem by arbitrarily-shaped particles in the vicinity of the backward scattering direction. The solution was obtained within the framework of the geometrical optics approximation. The refractive index was equal to 1.3116. It was shown that the general contribution of scattering light for arbitrarily-shaped particles in the vicinity of the backscattering direction consists of the specular reflection of the particles and two types of non-specular optical beams. It is shown that the optical characteristics of the ice particles with arbitrary shapes correspond to experimental data.

scholarly journals Experimental assessment of the lidar polarizing sensitivity

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Belegante ◽  
J. A. Bravo-Aranda ◽  
V. Freudenthaler ◽  
D. Nicolae ◽  
A. Nemuc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Concentration ◽  
Depolarization Ratio ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Experimental Assessment ◽  
Ice Particles ◽  
Lidar Measurements ◽  
Extended Analysis ◽  
532 Nm ◽  
Main Factor ◽  
Depolarization Ratios

Abstract. Particle depolarization ratio retrieved from lidar measurements are commonly used for aerosol typing studies, microphysical inversion, or mass concentration retrievals. The particle depolarization ratio is one of the primary parameters that can differentiate several major aerosol components, but only if the measurements are accurate enough. The uncertainties related to the retrieval of particle depolarization ratios are the main factor in determining the accuracy of the derived parameters in such studies. This paper presents an extended analysis of different depolarization calibration procedures, in order to reduce the related uncertainties. The calibration procedures are specific to each lidar system of the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network – EARLINET with polarising capabilities. The results illustrate a significant improvement of the depolarization lidar products for all the selected lidar stations. The calibrated volume and particle depolarization profiles at 532 nm show values that agree with the theory for all selected atmospheric constituents (several aerosol species, ice particles and molecules in the aerosol free regions).

Depolarization ratios of single ice particles assuming finite circular cylinders

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (20) ◽  
pp. 4465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Nicolet ◽  
Olaf Stetzer ◽  
Ulrike Lohmann
Keyword(s):  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Ice Particles ◽  
Depolarization Ratios
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