Abstract: A new Monte Carlo/geometric ray-tracing method has been developed for the computation of the scattering, absorption, and polarization properties of ice crystals with various irregular structure, including hollow columns, ...

Abstract: Using a model that combines single-scattering properties for spheroidal and hexagonal ice crystals, the thermal infrared radiative properties of cirrus clouds have been investigated. Infrared scattering and absorption ...

Abstract: A new instrument, a cloud integrating nephelometer (CIN), was used on the University of Washington?s CV-580 research aircraft to measure the asymmetry parameter (g), volume scattering coefficient, and backscatter ratio in ...

Abstract: The delta-four-stream polarized (vector) thermal radiative transfer has been formulated and numerically tested specifically for application to satellite data assimilation in cloudy atmospheres. It is shown that for thermal ...

Abstract: This paper presents a conceptual approach toward the remote sensing of cirrus cloud particle size and optical depth using the degree of polarization and polarized reflectance associated with the first three Stokes parameters, ...

Abstract: A dual-channel retrieval technique involving the water vapor band at 6.5 ?m and the window region at 10.5 gm has been developed to infer the temperature and emissivity of tropical anvils. This technique has been applied ...

Abstract: Using the data obtained from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) 3.7-µm and 10.9-µm channels, a retrieval scheme has been developed to simultaneously infer cirrus cloud optical depth and mean effective ice ...