Correlation Between Cirrus Particle Optical Properties: Microphysics and Implications for Spaceborne Remote Sensing

Cirrus measurements obtained with a ground-based polarization Raman lidar at 67.9 deg N in arctic winter reveal a strong correlation between the particle optical properties, specifically depolarization ratio and extinction-to-backscatter ratio, for ambient cloud temperatures above approximately -45...

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Main Authors: Einaudi, Franco, Behrendt, A., Hess, M., Reichardt, S., Reichardt, Jens, McGee, T. J.
Language:unknown
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Meteorology and Climatology
Arctic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20010047504
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spelling ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:20010047504 2023-05-15T15:00:22+02:00 Correlation Between Cirrus Particle Optical Properties: Microphysics and Implications for Spaceborne Remote Sensing Einaudi, Franco Behrendt, A. Hess, M. Reichardt, S. Reichardt, Jens McGee, T. J. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available [2001] application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20010047504 unknown Document ID: 20010047504 http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20010047504 No Copyright CASI Meteorology and Climatology 2001 ftnasantrs 2015-03-15T02:32:15Z Cirrus measurements obtained with a ground-based polarization Raman lidar at 67.9 deg N in arctic winter reveal a strong correlation between the particle optical properties, specifically depolarization ratio and extinction-to-backscatter ratio, for ambient cloud temperatures above approximately -45 C, and an anti-correlation for colder temperatures. Similar correlations are evident in a 2-year midlatitude (53.4 deg N) cirrus data set. Scattering calculations show that the observed dependences can be interpreted in terms of the shapes and sizes of the cirrus ice particles. These findings suggest a retrieval method for determining cirrus extinction profiles from spaceborne lidar polarization data. Other/Unknown Material Arctic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic
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spellingShingle Meteorology and Climatology
Einaudi, Franco
Behrendt, A.
Hess, M.
Reichardt, S.
Reichardt, Jens
McGee, T. J.
Correlation Between Cirrus Particle Optical Properties: Microphysics and Implications for Spaceborne Remote Sensing
topic_facet Meteorology and Climatology
description Cirrus measurements obtained with a ground-based polarization Raman lidar at 67.9 deg N in arctic winter reveal a strong correlation between the particle optical properties, specifically depolarization ratio and extinction-to-backscatter ratio, for ambient cloud temperatures above approximately -45 C, and an anti-correlation for colder temperatures. Similar correlations are evident in a 2-year midlatitude (53.4 deg N) cirrus data set. Scattering calculations show that the observed dependences can be interpreted in terms of the shapes and sizes of the cirrus ice particles. These findings suggest a retrieval method for determining cirrus extinction profiles from spaceborne lidar polarization data.
author Einaudi, Franco
Behrendt, A.
Hess, M.
Reichardt, S.
Reichardt, Jens
McGee, T. J.
author_facet Einaudi, Franco
Behrendt, A.
Hess, M.
Reichardt, S.
Reichardt, Jens
McGee, T. J.
author_sort Einaudi, Franco
title Correlation Between Cirrus Particle Optical Properties: Microphysics and Implications for Spaceborne Remote Sensing
title_short Correlation Between Cirrus Particle Optical Properties: Microphysics and Implications for Spaceborne Remote Sensing
title_full Correlation Between Cirrus Particle Optical Properties: Microphysics and Implications for Spaceborne Remote Sensing
title_fullStr Correlation Between Cirrus Particle Optical Properties: Microphysics and Implications for Spaceborne Remote Sensing
title_full_unstemmed Correlation Between Cirrus Particle Optical Properties: Microphysics and Implications for Spaceborne Remote Sensing
title_sort correlation between cirrus particle optical properties: microphysics and implications for spaceborne remote sensing
publishDate 2001
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