Classifying atmospheric ice crystals by spatial light scattering

Paul H. Kaye; Edwin Hirst; Richard S. Greenaway; Zbigniew Ulanowski; Evelyn Hesse; Paul J. DeMott; Clive Saunders; Paul Connolly

doi:10.1364/OL.33.001545

Classifying atmospheric ice crystals by spatial light scattering

Paul H. Kaye, Edwin Hirst, Richard S. Greenaway, Zbigniew Ulanowski, Evelyn Hesse, Paul J. DeMott, Clive Saunders, Paul Connolly

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We describe preliminary results from an optical scattering instrument designed to assess the shapes and sizes of microscopic atmospheric cloud particles, especially the smallest ice crystals, that can profoundly affect cloud processes and radiative properties. The new instrument captures high-resolution spatial light scattering patterns from individual particles down to ∼1 μm in size passing through a focused laser beam. Its significance lies in the ability of these patterns to provide morphological data for particle sizes well below the optical resolution limits of current cloud particle probes. © 2008 Optical Society of America.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1545-1547
Number of pages	2
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	33
Issue number	13
Early online date	9 Jun 2008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.33.001545
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2008

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Classifying atmospheric ice crystals by spatial light scattering

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