Clouds

Clouds definition

Possibility of 2 superimposed cloud layers with the following characteristics

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Effective radius, liquid water content and MODTRAN cloud equivalence

New hexagonal ice cristal cirrus cloud database     
(database developped by the Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique)

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	Phase function examples
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Scattered radiance by a cirrus cloud as seen by an observer on the ground face to the sun:    
22° halo apparition

post-treated image / single scattering only / no direct sun radiation component

scale : log10(radiance W/m².sr.cm^-1)