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    "abstract": "We describe a numerical model for the interaction of light with large\nraindrops using realistic nonspherical drop shapes. We apply geometrical optics\nand a Monte Carlo technique to perform ray traces through the drops. We solve\nthe problem of diffraction independently by approximating the drops with\nareaequivalent ellipsoids. Scattering patterns are obtained for different\npolarizations of the incident light. They exhibit varying degrees of asymmetry\nand depolarization that can be linked to the distortion and thus the size of\nthe drops. The model is extended to give a simplified long-path integration.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0209095",
    "authors": [
      "Oliver N. Ross",
      "Stuart G. Bradley"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "physics.ao-ph",
      "physics.optics"
    ],
    "doi": "10.1364/AO.41.005130",
    "journal_ref": "Applied Optics, Vol. 41 (24) : 5130-5141, 2002",
    "title": "Model for optical forward scattering by nonspherical raindrops",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0209095"
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