• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 38, Issue 7, 0701001 (2018)
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 Copy Citation Text show less
    Values of reflectance and polarized reflectance as a function of scattering angle for different COT and relative azimuth angles of (a) (b) 0°, (c) (d) 90° and (e) (f) 180°
    Fig. 1. Values of reflectance and polarized reflectance as a function of scattering angle for different COT and relative azimuth angles of (a) (b) 0°, (c) (d) 90° and (e) (f) 180°
    (a) Phase function of different scattering models; (b) values of reflectance as a function of COT for different scattering models
    Fig. 2. (a) Phase function of different scattering models; (b) values of reflectance as a function of COT for different scattering models
    Phase functions for different effective radii in models of (a) GHM, (b) ASC, (c) SC; (d) asymmetry parameter as a function of effective radius
    Fig. 3. Phase functions for different effective radii in models of (a) GHM, (b) ASC, (c) SC; (d) asymmetry parameter as a function of effective radius
    Values of reflectance as a function of COT for different effective radii. (a) GHM; (b) ASC; (c) SC
    Fig. 4. Values of reflectance as a function of COT for different effective radii. (a) GHM; (b) ASC; (c) SC
    Flow chart of COT retrieval over ocean by PLODER3 data
    Fig. 5. Flow chart of COT retrieval over ocean by PLODER3 data
    Inverse results of COT. (a) POLDER; (b) GHM; (c) ASC; (d) SC
    Fig. 6. Inverse results of COT. (a) POLDER; (b) GHM; (c) ASC; (d) SC
    Comparison of the COT based on different cirrus bulk scattering models. (a) POLDER and GHM; (b) POLDER and ASC; (c) POLDER and SC; (d) ASC and GHM; (e) ASC and SC; (f) SC and GHM
    Fig. 7. Comparison of the COT based on different cirrus bulk scattering models. (a) POLDER and GHM; (b) POLDER and ASC; (c) POLDER and SC; (d) ASC and GHM; (e) ASC and SC; (f) SC and GHM
    ModelEffective radius /μmAsymmetry parameter
    IHM100.7665
    GHM100.7817
    ASC100.7525
    SC100.7839
    Table 1. Parameters of GHM, ASC, SC models and POLDER product
    ModelRelative error range
    GHM and ASC7% to 21%
    GHM and SC3% to 16%
    SC and ASC12% to 30%
    Table 2. Relative errorrange of retrieval results between GHM, ASC and SC
    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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