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Angular distribution functions for the intensity scattered by oversized water drops and ice particles in the raining clouds are considered in the paper for five wavelength values in the submillimeter (SubMM) wave band. It is shown that the obtained scattering indicatrices may be used to explain the effect of abnormal SubMM backscatter originating in the water-ice phase transition of oversized drops, as well as the effect of small-angle scattering on abnormal backscatter emission.
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Ajvazyan, H.M. Submillimeter-wave scattering indicatrices for oversized water drops and ice particles in a cloud. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 14, 1137–1154 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02084589
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02084589