Non-spherical particles scatter and polarize solar radiation depending on their shape, size, chemical composition and orientation. In addition, such information is crucial in radiative transfer modeling. Therefore, in this study, the implementation of polarization into a three-dimensional radiative transfer model is introduced and its validation through benchmark results. The model is based on the statistical Monte Carlo method (in the forward scheme) and takes into account multiple scattering and the polarization states of the monochromatic radiation. It calculates column-response pixel-based polarized radiative densities for 3D inhomogeneous cloudy atmospheres and is hence best suited for use in remote sensing applications. To this end, the model can be used to explore the potential of remote sensing techniques which distinguish
between spherical and non-spherical particles on the one side and coarse mode dust particles and ice particles on the other side.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:16431 |
| Date | 10 October 2017 |
| Creators | Barlakas, Vasileios, Macke, Andreas, Wendisch, Manfred, Ehrlich, André |
| Contributors | Universität Leipzig, Universität Leipzig |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English, German |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-212081, qucosa:15003 |
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