中国物理B ›› 2025, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 50307-050307.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/adbd23

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Single-scattering characteristics of melting ice crystal particles in the millimeter-wave band

Xue-Hai Zhang(张学海)1, Wen-Bo Liu(刘文博)1, Xin-Hui Zhang(张欣慧)1, He-Li Wei(魏合理)2, Wei-Dong Li(李卫东)1, Jin-Long Duan(段金龙)1, Shu-Guang Zou(邹曙光)1, Jia Liu(刘佳)3, and Cong-Ming Dai(戴聪明)2,4,†   

  1. 1 School of Information Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China;
    2 Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China;
    3 College of Quality and Technical Supervision, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China;
    4 Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
  • 收稿日期:2024-11-07 修回日期:2025-01-20 接受日期:2025-03-06 出版日期:2025-05-15 发布日期:2025-04-18
  • 通讯作者: Cong-Ming Dai E-mail:cmdai@aiofm.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2019YFA0706004), the Key Projects of Science and Technology Research of Henan Province (Grant No. 222102320087), and the Key Scientific Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province (Grant No. 25B170004).

Single-scattering characteristics of melting ice crystal particles in the millimeter-wave band

Xue-Hai Zhang(张学海)1, Wen-Bo Liu(刘文博)1, Xin-Hui Zhang(张欣慧)1, He-Li Wei(魏合理)2, Wei-Dong Li(李卫东)1, Jin-Long Duan(段金龙)1, Shu-Guang Zou(邹曙光)1, Jia Liu(刘佳)3, and Cong-Ming Dai(戴聪明)2,4,†   

  1. 1 School of Information Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China;
    2 Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China;
    3 College of Quality and Technical Supervision, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China;
    4 Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
  • Received:2024-11-07 Revised:2025-01-20 Accepted:2025-03-06 Online:2025-05-15 Published:2025-04-18
  • Contact: Cong-Ming Dai E-mail:cmdai@aiofm.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2019YFA0706004), the Key Projects of Science and Technology Research of Henan Province (Grant No. 222102320087), and the Key Scientific Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province (Grant No. 25B170004).

摘要: The melting process of ice crystal particles has a significant effect on weather forecasting and global climate. Millimeter waveband is an excellent frequency range for exploring the optical characteristics of ice crystal particles. In this study, a new nonspherical and inhomogeneous ice crystal particle model is built based on the melting process of ice crystal particles. The single-scattering characteristics of ice crystal particles with different frequencies, sizes, shapes and ice crystal content (ICC) are investigated using the discrete dipole approximation (DDA) method. The results show that the single-scattering characteristics of ice crystal particles are closely related to the equivalent radius, frequency, morphology and mixing state. The single-scattering properties of the particles change regularly with the melting process of the ice crystal particles. Specifically, in the early stage of the ice crystal particle melting process, the single-scattering characteristics of ice crystal particles change significantly. With further melting, the change in the single-scattering characteristics of ice crystal particles gradually slows down when the ICC is less than 0.5. The results also show that in the early stage of the melting process, the shape of the ice crystal particles has a huge influence on the single-scattering characteristics of the particles, and in the late stage of the melting process, the single-scattering characteristics of the ice crystal particles are basically independent of the morphology of the ice crystal nuclei. This means that the influence of the morphology of the ice crystal nuclei needs to be considered in phases when simulating the scattering characteristics of the melting ice crystal particles. In summary, the results of this study should improve our understanding of the effect of size parameter, morphology and mixing state on the millimeter-wave scattering characteristics of ice clouds during the melting process and provide a reference for the remote sensing inversion of ice cloud microphysical characteristics

关键词: single-scattering characteristics, discrete dipole approximation, non-spherical ice crystal particles

Abstract: The melting process of ice crystal particles has a significant effect on weather forecasting and global climate. Millimeter waveband is an excellent frequency range for exploring the optical characteristics of ice crystal particles. In this study, a new nonspherical and inhomogeneous ice crystal particle model is built based on the melting process of ice crystal particles. The single-scattering characteristics of ice crystal particles with different frequencies, sizes, shapes and ice crystal content (ICC) are investigated using the discrete dipole approximation (DDA) method. The results show that the single-scattering characteristics of ice crystal particles are closely related to the equivalent radius, frequency, morphology and mixing state. The single-scattering properties of the particles change regularly with the melting process of the ice crystal particles. Specifically, in the early stage of the ice crystal particle melting process, the single-scattering characteristics of ice crystal particles change significantly. With further melting, the change in the single-scattering characteristics of ice crystal particles gradually slows down when the ICC is less than 0.5. The results also show that in the early stage of the melting process, the shape of the ice crystal particles has a huge influence on the single-scattering characteristics of the particles, and in the late stage of the melting process, the single-scattering characteristics of the ice crystal particles are basically independent of the morphology of the ice crystal nuclei. This means that the influence of the morphology of the ice crystal nuclei needs to be considered in phases when simulating the scattering characteristics of the melting ice crystal particles. In summary, the results of this study should improve our understanding of the effect of size parameter, morphology and mixing state on the millimeter-wave scattering characteristics of ice clouds during the melting process and provide a reference for the remote sensing inversion of ice cloud microphysical characteristics

Key words: single-scattering characteristics, discrete dipole approximation, non-spherical ice crystal particles

中图分类号:  (Scattering theory)

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07.57.Hm (Infrared, submillimeter wave, microwave, and radiowave sources) 91.40.Dr (Atmospheric effects) 95.30.Jx (Radiative transfer; scattering)