Timofeev, D.; Kustova, N.; Shishko, V.; Konoshonkin, A. Light-Scattering Properties for Aggregates of Atmospheric Ice Crystals within the Physical Optics Approximation. Atmosphere2023, 14, 933.
Timofeev, D.; Kustova, N.; Shishko, V.; Konoshonkin, A. Light-Scattering Properties for Aggregates of Atmospheric Ice Crystals within the Physical Optics Approximation. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 933.
Timofeev, D.; Kustova, N.; Shishko, V.; Konoshonkin, A. Light-Scattering Properties for Aggregates of Atmospheric Ice Crystals within the Physical Optics Approximation. Atmosphere2023, 14, 933.
Timofeev, D.; Kustova, N.; Shishko, V.; Konoshonkin, A. Light-Scattering Properties for Aggregates of Atmospheric Ice Crystals within the Physical Optics Approximation. Atmosphere 2023, 14, 933.
Abstract
This paper presents the light scattering matrices of atmospheric aggregated hexagonal ice particles appearing in cirrus clouds. In this work aggregates consist of the same particles with different spatial orientation and number of these particles. Two types of particle shape were studied: (1) hexagonal column; (2) hexagonal plate. For both shapes we study compact and non-compact cases of arrangement of particles in aggregates. As a result, four sets of aggregates were made: (1) compact columns; (2) non-compact columns; (3) compact plates; (4) non-compact plates. Each set consists of eight aggregates with different number of particles from 2 to 9. For practical reason the bullet-rosette and the aggregate of hexagonal columns with different sizes was also calculated. The light scattering matrices were calculated for the case of arbitrary spatial orientation within the geometrical optics approximation for sets of compact and non-compact aggregates and within the physical optics approximation for two additional aggregates. It was found that light scattering matrix elements for aggregates are depend on arrangement of particles they are consisted.
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