Abstract: This study surveys the optical and microphysical properties of high (ice) clouds over the Tropics (30°S?30°N) over a 3-yr period from September 2002 through August 2005. The analyses are based on the gridded level-3 cloud ...

Abstract: Bullet rosette particles are common in ice clouds, and the bullets may often be hollow. Here the single-scattering properties of randomly oriented hollow bullet rosette ice particles are investigated. A bullet, which is ...