[HTML][HTML] Spectrally consistent scattering, absorption, and polarization properties of atmospheric ice crystals at wavelengths from 0.2 to 100 μm

P Yang, L Bi, BA Baum, KN Liou… - Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
A data library is developed containing the scattering, absorption, and polarization properties
of ice particles in the spectral range from 0.2 to 100 μm. The properties are computed based …

Improvements in shortwave bulk scattering and absorption models for the remote sensing of ice clouds

BA Baum, P Yang, AJ Heymsfield… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study summarizes recent improvements in the development of bulk
scattering/absorption models at solar wavelengths. The approach combines microphysical …

Scattering and absorption of light by ice particles: Solution by a new physical-geometric optics hybrid method

L Bi, P Yang, GW Kattawar, Y Hu, BA Baum - Journal of Quantitative …, 2011 - Elsevier
A new physical-geometric optics hybrid (PGOH) method is developed to compute the
scattering and absorption properties of ice particles. This method is suitable for studying the …

Influence of ice particle surface roughening on the global cloud radiative effect

B Yi, P Yang, BA Baum, T L'Ecuyer… - Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
Ice clouds influence the climate system by changing the radiation budget and large-scale
circulation. Therefore, climate models need to have an accurate representation of ice clouds …

Blowing snow sublimation and transport over Antarctica from 11 years of CALIPSO observations

SP Palm, V Kayetha, Y Yang, R Pauly - The Cryosphere, 2017 - tc.copernicus.org
Blowing snow processes commonly occur over the earth's ice sheets when the 10 m wind
speed exceeds a threshold value. These processes play a key role in the sublimation and …

A two-habit model for the microphysical and optical properties of ice clouds

C Liu, P Yang, P Minnis, N Loeb, S Kato… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
To provide a better representation of natural ice clouds, a novel ice cloud model is
developed by assuming an ice cloud to consist of an ensemble of hexagonal columns and …

Global analysis of height‐resolved ice particle categories from spaceborne lidar

K Sato, H Okamoto - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A more accurate representation of ice‐phase processes in numerical models necessitates
an enhanced understanding of ice‐particle microphysics and their respective formation …

Backscattering by hexagonal ice crystals of cirrus clouds

A Borovoi, A Konoshonkin, N Kustova - Optics Letters, 2013 - opg.optica.org
Light backscattering by randomly oriented hexagonal ice crystals of cirrus clouds is
considered within the framework of the physical-optics approximation. The fine angular …

Wavelength dependence of ice cloud backscatter properties for space-borne polarization lidar applications

H Okamoto, K Sato, A Borovoi, H Ishimoto… - Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We investigated the use of backscatter properties of atmospheric ice particles for space-
borne lidar applications. We estimated the average backscattering coefficient (β) …

Remote sensing of ice crystal asymmetry parameter using multi-directional polarization measurements–Part 1: Methodology and evaluation with simulated …

B Van Diedenhoven, B Cairns… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - amt.copernicus.org
We present a new remote sensing technique to infer the average asymmetry parameter of
ice crystals near cloud top from multi-directional polarization measurements. The method is …