A flexible parameterization for shortwave optical properties of ice crystals

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1763-1782

  Van Diedenhoven, Bastiaan ^a,b   Ackerman, Andrew S ^b   Cairns, Brian ^b   Fridlind, Ann M ^b  

^a NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; ICE; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ASYMMETRY PARAMETER; EXTINCTION CROSS SECTION; GEOMETRIC OPTICS APPROXIMATION; PARAMETERIZATION SCHEMES; PARTICLE ASPECT RATIOS; POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS; REFERENCE WAVELENGTHS; SINGLE-SCATTERING ALBEDO;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ICE CORE; ICE CRYSTAL; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARAMETERIZATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84899731478     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0205.1     Document Type: Article

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