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Studies of the Orientation of Crystalline Particles in Ice Clouds by a Scanning Lidar

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Results of studies of the horizontal orientation of crystalline particles using the LOSA-M3 scanning polarization lidar are presented. In 2018 and 2021, several series of measurements of the crystalline upper cloudiness structure were carried out in the zenith scanning mode. In contrast to sounding only in the vertical direction, observations of the dependence of lidar signal characteristics (intensity and depolarization ratio) on the angle of lidar axis tilt make it possible to identify the phase composition of clouds (water or crystalline) and measure the distribution of particle deviation relative to the horizontal plane (flutter). In layers with a pronounced specular reflection, the relationship between the signal intensity and the slope of the sounding path at small angles (up to 5°) is well described by an exponential dependence. The results of sounding when scanning up to angles of 45°–50° showed a high probability of the existence of corner reflection in ice clouds.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The studies were carried out using the equipment of the Center for Collective Use “Atmosphere”.

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This work was partly supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (agreement no. 075-15-2021-661), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and Tomsk oblast (project no. 19-48-700014-r in regard to modernization of the lidar transceiver and carrying out the observations and no. 21-55-53 027 in regard to the theoretical assessment of optical properties of crystals), and by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, in regard to the software development and sounding data processing).

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    G. P. Kokhanenko, Yu. S. Balin, A. G. Borovoi & M. M. Novoselov

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Kokhanenko, G.P., Balin, Y.S., Borovoi, A.G. et al. Studies of the Orientation of Crystalline Particles in Ice Clouds by a Scanning Lidar. Atmos Ocean Opt 35, 509–516 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856022050141

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