Methods of determining a size distribution of water droplets in a cloud are described herein. In some embodiments, a method of determining a size distribution of water droplets in a cloud comprises sampling a depth of the cloud with a beam of electromagnetic radiation, measuring a scattering signal of the electromagnetic radiation returned from the cloud over a range of field of view angles to provide a measured scattering curve [ p total (¸)], removing a portion of the measured scattering curve, replacing the removed portion with an extrapolation of the remaining measured scattering curve to provide an estimated scattering curve, and determining a first estimate droplet size distribution [ n (1) (D)] from the estimated scattering curve.


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    Titel :

    Methods of determining water droplet size distributions of clouds


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Verfahren zum Bestimmen der Wassertropfengrößenverteilungen von Wolken
    Procédés de détermination des distributions de taille de goutte d'eau de nuages


    Beteiligte:
    RAY MARK D (Autor:in) / ANDERSON KAARE J (Autor:in) / NESNIDAL MICHAEL P (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    07.12.2016


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES




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