Light scattering by polydispersions of randomly oriented hexagonal ice crystals: Phase function analyses

Optik (Jena)

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 103-114

  Xu, L ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Ding, J ^a   Chen, H ^a,b  

^a Atmosph Radiat Satellite Remote S   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DISPERSIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

HENYEY GREENSTEIN APPROXIMATION; PHASE FUNCTIONS; RAY OPTICS THEORY;

ICE;

EID: 0031221451     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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