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| Refractive index of atmospheric aerosol: Deserts | Parent topic Fig. 1 |
| Table 2. Experimental data on the complex refractive index, m = m' - m"i, of atmospheric aerosol from deserts. A value following the ± sign in both the m' and m" columns is a single SD. Abbreviations and symbols: ND - no data, SCA - fitting light scattering data. |
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| Location | Wave-length, λ, µm |
m' | m" | Method | Reference |
| Bahrein | 0.44 | 1.55 ± 0.03 | ND | RTM (see also) |
Dubovik O et al 2002b |
| Cape Verde | 0.44 | 1.48 ± 0.05 | ND | RTM (see also) |
Dubovik O et al 2002b |
| Kyoto, Japan g | 0.45-0.65 | 1.52 a | 0.034 a | EMT v (see also) |
M. Kocifaj, personal commun., see also Horvath H et al 2006 |
| Mediterranean s | 0.44 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 0.004 ± 0.002 | RTM (see also) |
Tafuro AM et al 2006 |
| New Mexico, USA | 0.35 to 1.10 | ND | 0.009 m to 0.002 m | KMT (see also) |
Lindberg JD and Laude 1974 |
| New Mexico, USA | 0.3 to 1.7 | ND | <0.0005 m to 0.025 | KMT (see also) |
Lindberg JD and Gillespie 1977 |
| North Pacific (Asian dust) | 0.55 | 1.53 e1 | 0.00006±0.0001 e2 | invers. opt. (see also) |
Clarke AD et al 2004 |
| Sahara | 0.4416, 0.6328 | 1.5 to 1.7 | 0.01 to 0.0001 | SCA r (see also) |
Volten H et al 2001 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.44 | 1.56 ± 0.03 | ND | RTM (see also) |
Dubovik O et al 2002b |
| Tenerife, Spain s | VIS | 1.59 a1 (~1.57 to ~1.65) |
0.009 a1 (<0.001 to 0.025) |
EMT v |
Kandler K et al 2007 |
| Tinfou, Morocco | 0.530d | 1.55b to 1.57c | 0.0028b to 0.0037c | EMT v |
Kandler K et al 2009 |
| — a - average for a particle size range of 0.48 to 20.387 µm a1 - average for a particle size range of ~0.15 to ~11 µm; the imaginary part of the complex refractive index decreases with the increasing particle size b - particles smaller than 0.5 µm, Kandler K et al 2009 give also particle size spectra of the complex refractive index c - particles larger than 0.5 µm d - Kandler K et al 2009 give also spectra of the complex refractive index for a wavelength range of 0.35 to 1.64 µm e1 - real part adopted from Woodward S 2001 e2 - imaginary part evaluated from establishing consistency between measured and calculated scattering, absorption and single scattering albedo g - aerosol from Gobi Desert and Chinese Loess Plateu m - extreme value for the spectra of three samples shown in Fig. 1 where the measurements and their accuracy is discussed r - complex refractive index estimated by comparing geometric optics-derived scattering matrix of Gaussian random spheres to experimental data s - aerosol from Sahara v - volume mixing rule (see also) |
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| CITATION: Jonasz M., Kocifaj M. 2006. Refractive index of desert atmospheric aerosol: Data (www.tpdsci.com/Tpc/RIAtmAerDesDat.php). In: Top. Part. Disp. Sci. (www.tpdsci.com). |
HISTORY: Published: 24-Nov-2006 Modified: 15-May-2010 Peer-reviewed: PENDING |
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