Modeling of scattering and absorption by nonspherical cirrus ice particles at thermal infrared wavelengths

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 2937-2947

  Fu, Qiang ^a   Sun, W B ^a,b   Yang, Ping ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; ICE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ANOMALOUS DIFFRACTION THEORY; EMMISSIVITY; GEOMETRIC OPTICS METHOD; MIE THEORY; NONSPHERICAL CIRRUS ICE PARTICLES; THERMAL INFRARED WAVELENGTH;

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS;

ABSORPTION; CIRRUS; ICE CRYSTAL; SCATTERING;

EID: 0033566498     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<2937:MOSAAB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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