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    • Atmospheric optics
    • Computational physics

    Background:

    • Understanding light pulse propagation through clouds is crucial for applications like remote sensing and optical communication.
    • Clouds exhibit complex scattering properties that significantly affect light transmission.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the behavior of light pulse propagation through simulated clouds.
    • To determine the factors influencing multipath time spreading and spatial spreading of light pulses.
    • To develop predictive models for light propagation parameters in clouds.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing computer simulations to model light pulse propagation.
    • Analyzing the effects of varying cloud optical thickness and scattering functions.
    • Quantifying multipath time spreading and spatial spreading of the light pulse exit diameter.

    Main Results:

    • For sufficiently thick clouds, multipath time spreading is independent of the scattering function's detailed shape.
    • A common dataset can predict multipath spreading across various scattering functions and cloud thicknesses.
    • Spatial spreading saturates as clouds become optically thicker.
    • Propagation parameters for thin clouds depend on both cloud parameters and scattering function.

    Conclusions:

    • The scattering function's detailed shape is less critical for thick clouds regarding time spreading.
    • Predictive models for light propagation in clouds can be simplified under certain conditions.
    • Cloud optical properties significantly influence spatial spreading, which reaches a saturation point.