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Refractive index of atmospheric aerosol: Deserts Parent topic

 
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.
 
Location Wave-length,
λ, µm
m' m" Method Reference
Bahrein 0.44 1.55 ± 0.03  ND RTM
(see also)
Dubovik O et al 2002
Cape Verde 0.44 1.48 ± 0.05  ND RTM
(see also)
Dubovik O et al 2002
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 and Laude 1974
New Mexico, USA 0.3 to 1.7  ND <0.0005 m to 0.025 KMT
(see also)
Lindberg and Gillespie 1977
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 2002
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
 
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
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)

 

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: 27-Nov-2006
Peer-reviewed: PENDING
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