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Light Propagation in Clouds: From Digital Holography to Non-Exponential Extinction

Susanne GlienkeJeffrey L. StithRaymond A. ShawWill CantrellCorey D. PackardJacob P. FugalMichael L. LarsenScott M. Spuler

subject

PhysicsField (physics)lawExtinction (optical mineralogy)Fourier opticsPhase (waves)HolographyRadiative transferPhysics::OpticsDigital holographyComputational physicslaw.inventionExponential function

description

Optical propagation is strongly influenced b y t he n umber concentration, size distribution, thermodynamic phase, and spatial distribution of particles in atmospheric clouds. These properties have been investigated in the field using an airborne digital holographic instrument. A laboratory facility has also been developed, in which optical propagation is being investigated in steady-state turbulent-cloud conditions.

https://doi.org/10.1364/lsc.2019.ltu1b.3