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Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 38, Issue 8, 0801001(2018)

Effects of Henyey-Greenstein Approximation on Shortwave Radiative Calculations in Ice clouds

Qi Chen1,2,3、* and Hua Zhang1,2,3、*
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  • 1 State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2 Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210044, China;
  • 3 National Climate Center, Laboratory for Climate Studies, China Meteological Administation, Beijing 100081, China
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    Changes of 3rd coefficients of phase function expansion with crystal size. (a) Aggregates; (b) bullet rosettes; (c) droxtals; (d) hollow columns

    Fig. 1. Changes of 3rd coefficients of phase function expansion with crystal size. (a) Aggregates; (b) bullet rosettes; (c) droxtals; (d) hollow columns

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    Changes of 4th coefficients of phase function expansion with crystal size. (a) Aggregates; (b) bullet rosettes; (c) droxtals; (d) hollow columns

    Fig. 2. Changes of 4th coefficients of phase function expansion with crystal size. (a) Aggregates; (b) bullet rosettes; (c) droxtals; (d) hollow columns

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    Changes of the ice cloud bulk optical properties with effective radius. (a) 3rd coefficient; (b) 4th coefficient

    Fig. 3. Changes of the ice cloud bulk optical properties with effective radius. (a) 3rd coefficient; (b) 4th coefficient

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    Bulk phase functions of ice clouds. (a) 10th band; (b) 11th band

    Fig. 4. Bulk phase functions of ice clouds. (a) 10th band; (b) 11th band

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    Vertical profiles of the shortwave fluxes and the heating rates in tropical cloudy atmosphere. (a) Downward fluxes; (b) upward fluxes; (c) heating rates

    Fig. 5. Vertical profiles of the shortwave fluxes and the heating rates in tropical cloudy atmosphere. (a) Downward fluxes; (b) upward fluxes; (c) heating rates

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    Vertical profiles of the shortwave fluxes and heating rates in mid-latitude summer cloudy atmosphere. (a) Downward fluxes; (b) upward fluxes; (c) heating rates

    Fig. 6. Vertical profiles of the shortwave fluxes and heating rates in mid-latitude summer cloudy atmosphere. (a) Downward fluxes; (b) upward fluxes; (c) heating rates

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    Vertical profiles of the shortwave fluxes and the heating rates in mid-latitude winter cloudy atmosphere. (a) Downward fluxes; (b) upward fluxes; (c) heating rates

    Fig. 7. Vertical profiles of the shortwave fluxes and the heating rates in mid-latitude winter cloudy atmosphere. (a) Downward fluxes; (b) upward fluxes; (c) heating rates

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    • Table 1. Shortwave net fluxes at cloud top and cloud base in different atmospheres

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      Table 1. Shortwave net fluxes at cloud top and cloud base in different atmospheres

      Different atmosphereDifferent positionShortwave net flux /(W∙m-2)
      With HGWithout HGError
      Tropical atmosphereCloud top0.610.490.12
      Cloud base1.090.930.16
      Summer mid-latitudeCloud top1.441.220.22
      atmosphereCloud base2.081.910.17
      Winter mid-latitudeCloud top1.281.050.23
      atmosphereCloud base1.371.210.16
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    Qi Chen, Hua Zhang. Effects of Henyey-Greenstein Approximation on Shortwave Radiative Calculations in Ice clouds[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(8): 0801001

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    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Dec. 5, 2017

    Accepted: Apr. 9, 2018

    Published Online: Sep. 6, 2018

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    DOI:10.3788/AOS201838.0801001

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