Individual rainbow-forming droplets scatter light symmetrically across specific angles

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Individual rainbow-forming droplets scatter light across specific angles in patterns predicted by Mie scattering theory, enabling the remote sensing of droplet size and distribution.

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The retrieved papers consistently utilize Mie scattering theory to describe how spherical droplets scatter light at specific angles and polarized states, supporting the claim that droplets scatter light across specific angles.

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Spatial distribution of cloud droplet size properties from Airborne Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (AirHARP) measurements

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B. Mcbride, J. Martins, H. Barbosa, W. Birmingham, L. Remer. Spatial distribution of cloud droplet size properties from Airborne Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (AirHARP) measurements. 2019. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2019-380

Spatial distribution of cloud droplet size properties from Airborne Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (AirHARP) measurements (2019) notes that droplet effective radius and variance are inferred by matching measurements to Mie polarized phase functions across specific view angles.

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Fano Combs in the Directional Mie Scattering of a Water Droplet.

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J. Marmolejo, Adriana Canales, D. Hanstorp, R. Méndez-Fragoso. Fano Combs in the Directional Mie Scattering of a Water Droplet.. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.130.043804

Fano Combs in the Directional Mie Scattering of a Water Droplet (2023) explains the directional Mie scattering spectra and angular momentum characteristics of individual water droplets.

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A new way to see the clouds: the hyper-angular rainbow polarimeter (HARP2) on the NASA PACE satellite mission

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Rachel Smith, B. Mcbride, Xiaoguang Xu, Anin Puthukkudy, Noah Sienkiewicz, J. Cieslak, Lorraine A. Remer, R. Fernandez-Borda, J. V. Martins. A new way to see the clouds: the hyper-angular rainbow polarimeter (HARP2) on the NASA PACE satellite mission. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2025.1710909

A new way to see the clouds: the hyper-angular rainbow polarimeter (HARP2) on the NASA PACE satellite mission (2026) describes how multi-angle measurements of the cloudbow matched to Mie scattering predictions enable cloud droplet size retrievals.

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