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Field et al. 2003
Field, P.R., Baran, A.J., Kaye, P.H., Hirst, E. and Greenaway, R. (2003). A test of cirrus ice crystal scattering phase functions. Geophysical Research Letters 30: doi: 10.1029/2003GL017482. issn: 0094-8276.

In-situ ice crystal scattering has been measured in cirrus cloud with the Small Ice Detector laser scattering probe. Using light scattered from single particles (maximum dimension ~<100 ¿m) at 4--10¿ and 20--40¿ we have tested ice crystal scattering phase functions for spheres, hexagonal columns, hexagonal plates, polycrystals an aggregate of columns and an analytic function. We find that phase functions that lack a pronounced 22¿ halo are the best representatives for the example data presented here. Spherical ice particle phase functions do not satisfy the measurements.

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Cloud physics and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Transmission and scattering of radiation, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Radiative processes
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Geophysical Research Letters
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