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Reichardt, J., Reichardt, S., Behrendt, A. and McGee, T.J. (2002). Correlations among the optical properties of cirrus-cloud particles: Implications for spaceborne remote sensing. Geophysical Research Letters 29: doi: 10.1029/2002GL014836. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Lidar measurements of Arctic (67.9¿N) cirrus clouds reveal a strong positive correlation between particle depolarization ratio and extinction-to-backscatter (lidar) ratio for ambient cloud temperatures above ~-45¿C, and an anti-correlation for colder temperatures. Similar correlations are evident in a 2-year midlatitude (53.5¿N) cirrus data set. These data suggest that robust relationships may exist between these particle optical properties that will facilitate the retrieval of cirrus extinction profiles from polarization-sensitive (spaceborne) elastic-backscatter lidars. |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Transmission and scattering of radiation, Global Change, Remote sensing, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801), Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Cloud physics and chemistry |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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