Correlation of statistical characteristics of ensembles of the droplet clouds particles and polarization characteristics of lidar return

The Earth's radiation budget depends on form and sizes of cloud particles and from their orientation in the space if the crystal particles where are in cloud. The particle size distribution function is the most informative about the characteristic features of a dispersed medium. As a rule, the particles size distribution of droplet cloud is described by a gamma distribution or a lognormal distribution. The results of a comparative analysis of the statistical characteristics of droplet cloud particles ensembles on the basis of the gamma distribution and lognormal distribution and their correlation with the polarization characteristics of the lidar return are discussed in the report.