A Robust Ice Cloud Optical Property Model for Lidar-Based Remote Sensing Applications

A novel ice particle optical property model, referred to as the Lidar Ice Model (LIM), is developed for applications to active remote sensing in three channels centered at 355, 532, and 1064 nm. The theoretical lidar ratio and integrated attenuated backscatter (IAB) computed based on the LIM are consistent with the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder in Space Observations (CALIPSO) counterparts due to a better treatment of backscattering properties in the present study. The LIM provides robust optical properties to facilitate the implementation of active remote sensing algorithms for inferring the microphysical and radiative properties of ice clouds.