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| Aug 28, 2016 at 12:33 | comment | added | Floris | Worth reading this paper which explains the calculation of photon path length through clouds. At each drop some light is scattered and some transmitted (/refracted) through the drop. You need to show how (and how much) each fate affects photon intensity. And whether it depends on droplet size or just total water stored in the cloud | |
| Aug 28, 2016 at 6:41 | comment | added | Whit3rd | What absorption is occurring? Why is there no color signature for light absorption in this case? Are the clouds dirty, having some content other than air and water droplets? | |
| Dec 11, 2013 at 13:10 | vote | accept | Sensebe | ||
| Oct 21, 2013 at 3:56 | review | First posts | |||
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| Oct 21, 2013 at 3:39 | history | answered | Roman Hunde | CC BY-SA 3.0 |