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Small dielectric ice particles of radius ~0.25 Μm, which are known to be present in the mesophere, scatter a fraction of incident sunlight in backward directions that do not reach the Earth. This back-scattered fraction is rigorously calculated using Mie theory for a uniform distribution of particles distributed over a sunlit hemisphere. Such calculations provide necessary information for estimating equilibrium surface temperatures of the Earth under different conditions.
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Hoyle, F., Wickramasinghe, N.C. Back-scattering of sunlight by ice grains in the mesosphere. Earth Moon Planet 52, 161–170 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00054181
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00054181