Light scattering by randomly oriented hexagonal ice crystals: Improved diffraction computations and diffraction properties of ice crystals

Optik (Jena)

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 161-165

  Xu, L ^a   Zhang, J ^a  

^a Chengdu Meteorological College   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; ICE; INFRARED RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ICE CRYSTALS; RANDOM ORIENTATION;

LIGHT SCATTERING;

EID: 0030078940     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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