APPLICATION OF A MULTIPLE SCATTERING MODEL TO ESTIMATE OPTICAL DEPTH, LIDAR RATIO AND ICE CRYSTAL EFFECTIVE RADIUS OF CIRRUS CLOUDS OBSERVED WITH LIDAR

Gouveia, Diego; Baars, Holger; Seifert, Patric; Wandinger, Ulla; Barbosa, Henrique; Barja Gonzalez, Boris; Artaxo, Paulo; Lopes, Fabio; Landulfo, Eduardo; Ansmann, Albert

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201817605037

APPLICATION OF A MULTIPLE SCATTERING MODEL TO ESTIMATE OPTICAL DEPTH, LIDAR RATIO AND ICE CRYSTAL EFFECTIVE RADIUS OF CIRRUS CLOUDS OBSERVED WITH LIDAR

Gouveia, Diego

[1];

Baars, Holger

[2];

Seifert, Patric

[2];

Wandinger, Ulla

[2];

Barbosa, Henrique

[1];

Barja Gonzalez, Boris

[3];

Artaxo, Paulo

[1];

Lopes, Fabio

[4];

Landulfo, Eduardo

[4];

Ansmann, Albert

[2]

¹
Universidade de Sao Paulo
²
Leibniz Association
³
Departamento de Matemática y Física
⁴
Comissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN)

DOI

10.1051/epjconf/201817605037

Date Issued

2018

Type

Artículo de conferencia

Journal

EPJ Web of Conferences

ISSN

2100-014X

Open Access

diamond

Volume

176

Links

https://arca.umag.cl/handle/123456789/13714

Lidar measurements of cirrus clouds are highly influenced by multiple scattering (MS). We therefore developed an iterative approach to correct elastic backscatter lidar signals for multiple scattering to obtain best estimates of single-scattering cloud optical depth and lidar ratio as well as of the ice crystal effective radius. The approach is based on the exploration of the effect of MS on the molecular backscatter signal returned from above cloud top.

Cirrus

Backscatter (email)

Effective radius

Ranging