A test of cirrus ice crystal scattering phase functions

P.R. Field; A.J. Baran; Paul H. Kaye; E. Hirst; R. Greenaway

doi:10.1029/2003GL017482

A test of cirrus ice crystal scattering phase functions

P.R. Field, A.J. Baran, Paul H. Kaye, E. Hirst, R. Greenaway

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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 μm) 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.

Original language	English
Article number	1752
Journal	Geophysical Research Letters
Volume	30
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL017482
Publication status	Published - 2003

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