%0 Journal Article
%T Single- and multiple-scattering properties of ice crystals in 1.38 ¦Ìm wavelength and its potential applications in satellite remote sensing
%A Guodong Zhang
%A Lisheng Xu
%A Tamio Takamura
%A Jilie Ding
%J Chinese Science Bulletin
%@ 1861-9541
%D 1999
%I 
%R 10.1007/BF03182729
%X An improved ray-optics theory and Mie theory for single scattering and the adding-doubling method for multiple scattering are used to study the relationship between the radiation in the wavelengths of 1.38, 3.979, 6.5, and 11.03 ¦Ìm and the microphysics of cirrus clouds. It is shown that the strong 1.38 ¦Ìm water vapor band in the near-IR region is superior to the other three IR channels used in current operational satellites and has potential possibility of remote sensing of microphysical and optical properties of cirrus clouds.
%K ice crystals single scattering
%K multiple scattering
%K remote sensing channel
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03182729