Dependence of extinction cross-section on incident polarization state and particle orientation

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2035-2039

  Yang, Ping ^a   Wendisch, Manfred ^b   Bi, Lei ^a   Kattawar, George ^a   Mishchenko, Michael ^c   Hu, Yongxiang ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Ice crystal; Orientation; Polarization

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION CROSS SECTION; HEXAGONAL ICE; ICE CLOUDS; ICE CRYSTAL; ICE CRYSTALS; INCIDENT BEAMS; INCIDENT LIGHT; INCIDENT POLARIZATION STATE; LINEARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; PARALLEL BEAMS; PARTICLE ORIENTATION; POLARIZATION STATE; QUARTZ PARTICLES; QUASI-MONOCHROMATIC; QUASI-MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES;

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ICE; MONOCHROMATORS; QUARTZ; RADIATION EFFECTS;

POLARIZATION;

ICE CRYSTAL; POLARIZATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 79958771654     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Liou K.N. Influence of cirrus clouds on weather and climate processes: a global perspective. Mon Weather Rev 1986, 114:1167-1199.
2. Cirrus 2002, Oxford University Press, New York. D.K. Lynch, K. Sassen, D.O. Starr, G. Stephens (Eds.).
3. Baran A.J. A review of the light scattering properties of cirrus. J Quant Spectrosc Radiat Transfer 2009, 110:1239-1598.
4. Mishchenko M.I. Extinction and polarization of transmitted light by partially aligned nonspherical grains. Astrophys J 1991, 367:561-574.
5. Mishchenko M.I., Travis L.D., Lacis A.A. Scattering, absorption, and emission of light by small particles 2002, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
6. Parker S.P. McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms 1993, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York. 5th edition.
7. Hu Y., Vaughan M., Liu Z., Lin B., Yang P., Flittner D., et al. The depolarization-attenuated backscatter relation: CALIPSO lidar measurements vs. theory. Opt Express 2007, 15:5327-5332.
8. Takano Y., Liou K.N. Solar radiative transfer in cirrus clouds. Part I. Single-scattering and optical properties of hexagonal ice crystals. J Atmos Sci 1989, 46:3-19.
9. Borovoi A.G., Kustova N.V. Specular scattering by preferably oriented ice crystals. Appl Opt 2009, 48:3878-3885.
10. Purcell E.M., Pennypacker C.R. Scattering and absorption of light by nonspherical dielectric grains. Astrophys J 1973, 186:705-714.
11. Jackson J.D. Classical electrodynamics 1998, Academic Press, New York. 3rd edition.
12. Berg M.J., Chakrabatti A., Sorensen C.M. General derivation of the total electromagnetic cross-sections for an arbitrary particle. J Quant Spectrosc Radiat Transfer 2009, 110:43-50.
13. Berg M.J., Sorensen C.M., Chakrabarti A. Extinction and the optical theorem. Part I. Single particles. J Opt Soc Am A 2008, 25:1504-1513.
14. Berg M.J., Sorensen C.M., Chakrabarti A. Extinction and the optical theorem. Part II. Multiple particles. J Opt Soc Am A 2008, 25:1514-1520.
15. Mishchenko M.I., Berg M.J., Sorensen C.M., van der Mee C.V.M. On definition and measurement of extinction cross-section. J Quant Spectrosc Radiat Transfer 2009, 110:323-327.
16. Mishchenko M.I. The electromagnetic optical theorem revisited. J Quant Spectrosc Radiat Transfer 2006, 101:404-410.
17. van de Hulst H.C. Light scattering by small particles 1957, Wiley, New York.
18. Bohren C.F., Huffman D.R. Absorption and scattering of light by small particles 1983, Wiley, New York.
19. Hovenier J.W., van DerMee C., Domke H. Transfer of polarized light in planetary atmosphere: basic concepts and practical methods 2004, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht.
20. Jones R.S., Kline M. Asymptotic expansion of multiple integrals and the method of stationary phase. J Math Phys 1958, 37:1-28.
21. Hu C.R., Kattawar G.W., Parkin M.E., Herb P. Symmetry theorems on the forward and backward scattering Mueller matrices for light scattering from a nonspherical dielectric scatterer. Appl Opt 1987, 26:4159-4173.
22. Yurkin M.A., Maltsev V.P., Hoekstra A.G. The discrete dipole approximation for simulation of light scattering by particles much larger than the wavelength. J Quant Spectrosc Radiat Transfer 2007, 106:546-557.
23. Shefer O., Popov A. Extinction and small angle scattering by thin plate crystals. Appl Opt 2010, 49:1434-1445.
24. Mishchenko M.I., Travis L.D., Lacis A.A. Multiple scattering of light by particles 2006, Cambridge University Press.