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| Titel |
Dependence of the single-scattering properties of small ice crystals on idealized shape models |
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J. Um, G. M. McFarquhar |
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Englisch
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| ISSN |
1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 11, no. 7 ; Nr. 11, no. 7 (2011-04-04), S.3159-3171 |
| Datensatznummer |
250009585
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/acp-11-3159-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| The projections of small ice crystals (with maximum dimension <50 μm) appear
quasi-circular when imaged by probes on aircraft flying through cloud.
Therefore, idealized models constructed to calculate their single-scattering
properties have included quasi-spherical models such as Chebyshev particles,
Gaussian random spheres, and droxtals. Recently, an ice analogue grown from
sodium fluorosilicate solution on a glass substrate, with several columns
emanating from a common center of mass, was shown to be quasi-circular when
imaged by state-of-the-art cloud probes. In this study, a new idealized
model, called the budding Bucky ball (3B) that resembles the shape of the
small ice analogue is developed. The corresponding single-scattering
properties (scattering phase function P11 and asymmetry parameter g) are
computed by a ray-tracing code. Compared with previously used models, 3B
scatters less light in the forward and more light in the lateral and
backward directions. The Chebyshev particles and Gaussian random spheres
show smooth and featureless P11, whereas droxtals and 3Bs, which have a
faceted structure, show several peaks in P11 associated with angles of
minimum deviation. Overall, the difference in the forward (lateral;
backward) scattering between models are up to 22% (994%; 132%),
20% (510%; 101%), and 16% (146%; 156%) for small ice
crystals with respective area ratios of 0.85, 0.77, and 0.69. The g for
different models varies by up to 25%, 23%, and 19% for particles
with area ratios of 0.85, 0.77, and 0.69, respectively. Because the
single-scattering properties of small ice crystals depend both on the choice
of the idealized model and the area ratios used to characterize the small
ice crystals, higher resolution observations of small ice crystals or direct
observations of their single-scattering properties are required. |
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