Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 38, Issue 7, 0701001(2018)

Influence of Scattering Model and Effective Particle Radius on Cirrus Cloud Optical Thickness Retrieval

Shu Li1,2, Xiaobing Sun1、*, Rufang Ti1, Honglian Huang1, Zhenting Chen1,2, and Yanli Qiao1
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Key Laboratory of Optical Calibration and Characterization, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
  • 2 University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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    Shu Li, Xiaobing Sun, Rufang Ti, Honglian Huang, Zhenting Chen, Yanli Qiao. Influence of Scattering Model and Effective Particle Radius on Cirrus Cloud Optical Thickness Retrieval[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2018, 38(7): 0701001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Atmospheric Optics and Oceanic Optics

    Received: Nov. 20, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 5, 2018

    The Author Email: Sun Xiaobing (xbsun@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201838.0701001

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