Tenth Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering
DOI: 10.1615/ICHMT.2007.ConfElectromagLigScat
ISBN Print: 978-1-56700-244-7
Phase matrix for horizontally oriented ice crystals of cirrus clouds
pages 17-20
DOI: 10.1615/ICHMT.2007.ConfElectromagLigScat.70
ABSTRACT
The phase matrices for horizontally oriented ice plates of cirrus clouds are calculated within the framework of geometric optics. A method for retrieving aspect ratios of the plates by means of polarization measurements is discussed.