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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12707-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12707-2024
Research article
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15 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 15 Nov 2024

Improved calculation of single-scattering properties of frozen droplets and frozen-droplet aggregates observed in deep convective clouds

Jeonggyu Kim, Sungmin Park, Greg M. McFarquhar, Anthony J. Baran, Joo Wan Cha, Kyoungmi Lee, Seoung Soo Lee, Chang Hoon Jung, Kyo-Sun Sunny Lim, and Junshik Um

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We developed idealized models to represent the shapes of ice particles found in deep convective clouds and calculated their single-scattering properties. By comparing these results with in situ measurements, we discovered that a mixture of shape models matches in situ measurements more closely than single-form models or aggregate models. This finding has important implications for enhancing the simulation of single-scattering properties of ice crystals in deep convective clouds.
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