Remote sensing of cirrus cloud particle size and optical depth using polarimetric sensor measurements

Szu Cheng Ou; K. N. Liou; Yoshihide Takano; Richard L. Slonaker

doi:10.1117/12.560890

14 October 2004 Remote sensing of cirrus cloud particle size and optical depth using polarimetric sensor measurements

Szu Cheng Ou, K. N. Liou, Yoshihide Takano, Richard L. Slonaker

Proceedings Volume 5548, Atmospheric and Environmental Remote Sensing Data Processing and Utilization: an End-to-End System Perspective; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560890
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

This paper presents a conceptual approach toward the remote sensing of cirrus cloud particle size and optical depth using the degree of polarization and polarized reflectance associated with the first three Stokes parameters I, Q, and U for the 0.865 and 2.25 μm wavelengths. A vector line-by-line equivalent radiative transfer program including the full Stokes parameters based on the adding method was developed. The retrieval algorithm employs the steepest descent method in the form of a series of numerical iteration procedures to search for the simulated polarization parameters that best match the measured polarization parameters. Sensitivity studies were performed to investigate the behavior of phase matrix elements as functions of scattering angles for three ice crystal size-shape combinations. Overall, each phase matrix element shows some sensitivity toward ice crystal shape, size, and suface roughness due to the various optical effects. Synthetic retrievals reveal that the retrieval algorithm itself is highly accurate, while polarimetric and radiometric error sources cause very small retrieval errors. Finally, an illustrative example of applying the retrieval algorithm to airborne POLDER data during EUCREX is presented.

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Szu Cheng Ou, K. N. Liou, Yoshihide Takano, and Richard L. Slonaker "Remote sensing of cirrus cloud particle size and optical depth using polarimetric sensor measurements", Proc. SPIE 5548, Atmospheric and Environmental Remote Sensing Data Processing and Utilization: an End-to-End System Perspective, (14 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560890

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