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    1. Miao, J., K.-P. Johnsen, S. A. Buehler, and A. Kokhanovsky (2003), The potential of polarization measurements from space at mm and sub-mm wavelengths for determining cirrus cloud parameters, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 3, 39–48, doi:10.5194/acp-3-39-2003.

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          1. Heygster, G., J. Miao, and S. Buehler (2002), Single scattering of partly oriented aspherical cloud ice particles at sub-millimeter wavelenths, In: IGARSS Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings.

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            81. Heymsfield, A. J. (2003), Properties of tropical and midlatitude ice cloud particle ensembles, Part II: Applications for mesoscale and climate models, J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2592–2611.
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