Desert Dust, Sahara Sand (Libya)
Practical significance
Interpretation of remote sensing data. Analogues of other planets' atmospheric dust, and dust in comets, asteroids, and circumstellar shells.
Origin
Sahara desert in Libya.
Main constituent
Desert dust particles composed of a variety of different minerals, including a large fraction of quartz
Color
Brownish
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
124.75
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
0.15
Size distribution plot:
Size distribution table
SEM/TEM images:
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Images:
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
632.80 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
632.80nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
Refractive index
The estimated average is 1.5 + i0.004.
Angle range (deg)
[4,174]
Reference/s