Dual‐frequency dual‐polarization radar observations of the melting of two ice populations in
a stratiform rainfall event are presented. The observed phenomenon occurs as a two‐layer …

A profound understanding of the scattering properties of hydrometeors is key to extract
information from passive and active MW observations. The natural variety of hydrometeor …

More detailed observational capabilities in the microwave (MW) range and advancements in
the details of microphysical schemes for ice and snow demand increasing complexity to be …

The optical properties of black carbon (BC) are fundamental for radiative transfer and remote
sensing. BC geometry is successfully represented by an idealized model named “fractal …

Results of analyzing the numerical calculation of light scattering matrices for ice crystals of
arbitrary shape with allowance for absorption are presented. The matrices are obtained …

The discrete dipole approximation (DDA) is capable of treating scatterers with arbitrary
shape and composition. However, large values of the refractive index require additional …

Comparing the reflectivity flux at the top and bottom of the melting layer (ML) reveals the
overall effect of the microphysical processes occurring within the ML on the particle …

Accurately representing ice clouds in passive microwave radiative transfer models (RTMs) is
considerably challenging as these clouds include numerous ice particles with complex …

Passive microwave radiative transfer models are strongly influenced by the cloud and
precipitation hydrometeor properties. Particularly, they can sensitively interact with frozen …

Представлены результаты анализа численного расчета матриц рассеяния света для
ледяных частиц произвольной формы с учетом поглощения, полученных в рамках …