37.15.00=Geomagnetism and high atmospheric layers 37.21.00=Meteorology 37.23.00=Climatology 41.17.00=Astrophysics Meteorology absorption actual distribution aerosol aerosols air altitude angle angular distribution angular momentum arctic region arctic winter asymmetric atmosphere atmospheric atmospheric absorber atmospheric particulate atmospheric science atmospheric scientist atom band beam black body bright spot carbon dioxide carbon monoxide case center change circularly polarized cloud collision complex component computational interval computational region computational tools constant convective process crystal curtis-godsen approximation decrease deirmendjian distribution delta function diatomic molecules difference dipole direction distribution doe doppler drop dual nature electric geld electromagnetic field electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic wave emission endpoint energy energy energy transfer ensemble average equally spaced equation evenly spaced extinction cross field focal length foiirier transform forced upward form fourier transform frequency function gas geometric cross geometric optic halo hydrostatic equation ice incoming beam incoming radiation increase inertial subrange infrared intensity junge distribution kinetic energy kinetic theory lapse rate layer legendre function level light lorentz mass material maxwells equation microwave minimum deviation mixing mode model molecular molecular motion molecular weight molecule moment nox hydrocarbons number observed occurs optical outgoing wave parameter partial decomposition particle partition function path phase photochemical process physical interpretation physical optic physical process planck function point polarization pressure process produce program quantum quantum consideration quantum mechanic quantum number radiation radiative exchange radiative heating radiative process radiative transfer rainbow rainbows halos randomly distributed randomly spaced range ratio ray receiving lens receiving optic reflective loss refraction refractive region regularly varying result rise rotational scalar wave scattering selection rule set shape single size snells law solar solar pilars spectrum statistical weight structure function sun supernumerary bow surface symmetric symmetry temperature term thermal radiation thermal structure time towering cumulus transition transmission turbulence turbulent mixing uniformly distributed uniformly mixed van vleck-weisskopf vapor variation velocity vertical structure vibration-rotation band vibrational voigt function voigt profile volume water water vapor wave wavelength weighing function weighted average width york