A simulation study of the cloud propagation model

Abstract

Propagation through a sparse distribution of lossy particles in a cloud is investigated. Using a discrete modelling technique, a mathematical model to aid in the interpretation of the interaction data obtained by electromagnetic probing of mixed ice crystals and waterdrop clouds is developed. Such clouds can contain many possible crystal forms, most notably thin long cylinders and flat plate crystals. The present work is a simulation of the theoretical aspects of this problem. The attenuation, phase, bistatic scattering patterns and emissivity are computed for waves of selected polarizations passing through clouds with specified sizes, shape and distributions. The results are compared with the literature and good agreement is obtained.