| Variable Name and Aliases | Default Value | Arguments, Unit, Description |
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| particle.conf |
| dir_base|dir_base_directory | | base directory in which all subordinated files can be found |
| name | none | name of the particle |
| model | optical | selection: optical|microphysical :input data model |
| b_has_single_phase_function|b_single_PhF|b_one_PhF | yes | use one phase function for the hole atmosphere? |
| PhaseFunctionType|PhFType|PhF | HG | selection: HG|Mie|Rayleigh|RR|LE|HGQTable|Table :model of the phase function |
| asymmetry_parameter|g | 0.500000 | asymmetry parameter |
| h | 0.500000 | in [0.5,1], relative contribution of the copolarized component to the total backscattered light if the incident light is completely linearly polarized |
| p | 0.500000 | in [0,1], maximum degree of linear polarization for incident unpolarized light |
| single_scattering_albedo|ssa | 1.000000 | single scattering albedo in [0,1] |
| phase_function_resolution|PhF_resolution|PhFRes | 1000 | cos(scatter_angle) resolution of the phase function |
| DSDModel | NLogNormal | selection: NLogNormal|detailed :DSD model row format of fn_droplet_size_distribution: either NLogNormal (N_ir_isigma_i) or detailed (N_i) |
| fn_droplet_size_distribution|fn_DSD | file | DSD file, format depends on DSDModel |
| fn_DSD_radius_list|fn_DSD_radii | file | DSD radius list file |
| fn_phase_function|fn_PhF|fn_differential_cross_section|fn_dcs | file | phase function / differential cross section data |
| b_use_phase_function_caching|b_phf_caching|b_use_phase_function_cache | no | use phase function caching? |
| b_interpolate_phase_function | no | interpolate phase function? |
| confidence_intervall|DSD_sigma | 4.000000 | number of sigmas to be considered around a maximum for DSD Mie calculations |
| fn_refractive_index|fn_refin | file | filename for the wavelength dependent complex refractive index |
| no_dsd_bins|no_DSD_bins | 100 | number of bins for droplet size distribution Mie calculations |
| no_Legendre_expansion_moments|no_LE_moments | 10 | number of Legendre expansion moments for both, optical and micro physical particle definition |
| fn_map | file | filename for map file |
| fn_cluster_data|fn_data | file | cluster data. format: ext.@ref TAB ssa TAB [Phf parameters sep. by TABs], e.g. for HG: g TAB h TAB p |
| profile|data | file | particle profile data, cluster row format: 1=ext coeff[1/km] 2=ssa[0-1] 3,4,5...=Phf parameters |