Average Desert Dust | Scattering

Practical significance

Interpretation of remote sensing data. Analogues of other planets' atmospheric dust, and dust in comets, asteroids, and circumstellar shells.

Origin

Two combined aerosol matrices: Gobi desert dust collected in Beijing and Sahara sand taken from the roof of OSN observatory (Granada).

Main constituent

Quartz, clay minerals and calcium carbonate

Color

Various

Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)

3.8

Particle size Fraunhofer: veff

2.8

Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm

488.00 nm

Scattering matrix (1) table

Scattering matrix (1) plot:

Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm

647.00 nm

Scattering matrix (2) table

Scattering matrix (2) plot:

Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm

488.00nm

Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M

Synthetic scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm

647.00nm

Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table M

Refractive index

Estimated to be in the range [1.5-1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001]

Angle range (deg)

[5,175]

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