A Database of Backscattering Mueller Matrices of Ice Crystals of Cirrus Clouds for Lidar Applications
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article introduces a database of light backscattering matrices calculated for all typical ice crystal shapes of cirrus clouds, excluding particle aggregates. The particles are assumed to be randomly oriented. A unique feature of this database, compared to existing ones, is that it provides solutions for the entire range of particle sizes from 0.1 to 10,000 μm for all three most commonly used lidar wavelengths: 0.355, 0.532, and 1.064 μm. Such a database is crucial for developing algorithms to interpret laser sounding data of cirrus clouds using both ground‐based and spaceborne lidars. The database is available in open access in a simple text format to facilitate its use by a broad spectrum of scientists.
Source: Geophysical Research Letters
DOI: 10.1029/2025gl117090
Institutions: National Research Tomsk State University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, National University of Defense Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,190
OpenAlex ID: W4413966810