SUMMARY OF SAMPLES IN THE GRANADA-AMSTERDAM LIGHT SCATTERING DATABASE

Sample* AEROSOLS reff ** (μm) veff reff (Mie in μm) veff (Mie) λ (nm) m(200nm < λ < 2000nm) (*) Angle range (deg)
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 1 Filled triangles: 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 2 Open triangles: 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 3 Open squares: 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 4 Filled squares: 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 5 Filled circles: 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 6 Open circles: 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 7 Asterisks: 632.8 [5,174]
Basalt 2.9 15.1 6.9 7.0 488, 647 [3,177]
Calcite 1.7 7.6 3.3 4.9 647, 488 [3,177]
Clay, Green (Amsterdam) 1.55 1.4 442, 633 [5,173]
Clay, Green (Granada) 1.6 1.6 2.3 1.1 647 [3,177]
Clay, Montmorillonite 1.8 1.6 2.8 1.2 488 [3,177]
Clay, Red 1.5 1.6 441.6, 632.8 [5,173]
Clay, White 1.6 1.4 2.6 0.7 488, 647 [3,177]
Desert Dust, Gobi 4.6 2.9 7.6 1.6 488, 647 [3,177]
Desert Dust, OSN - Sahara Sand 2.5 2.5 4.0 1.8 488, 647 [3,177]
Desert Dust, Sahara Sand 8.2 4.0 441.6, 632.8 [5,173]
Desert Dust, Sahara Sand (Libya) 124.75 0.15 632.8 [4,174]
Enstatite 1.67 3.53 3.71 3.14 520 [5,177]
Feldspar 1.0 1.0 441.6 , 632.8 [5,173]
Fly Ash 3.65 10.9 442, 633 [5,173]
Forsterite Initial 1.8 5.4 632.8 [5,173]
Forsterite Small 1.3 3.1 632.8 [5,173]
Forsterite Washed 3.3 4.7 632.8 [5,173]
Forsterite-L 3.5 0.3 514 [3,177]
Forsterite-M 2.6 0.55 514 [3,177]
Forsterite-S 1.4 1.06 514 [3,177]
Forsterite-XL 47 0.12 514 [3,177]
Forsterite-XS 0.36 0.42 [3,177]
Hematite 0.4 0.6 632.8 [5,174]
Loess 3.9 2.6 441.6 , 632.8 [5,173]
Lunar analog (JSC-1A) 10.50 1.69 15.85 2.28 488, 520, 647 [3,177]
Martian analog (JSC Mars-1 XL) 17.64 0.08 [Refractive indices data
available] 		[,]
Martian analog (JSC0) 17.2 2.4 29.5 1.1 488, 647 [3,177]
Martian analog (JSC200) 15.5 2.8 28.1 1.2 488, 647 [3,177]
Martian analog (MGS-1 XL) 20.78 0.09 [Refractive indices data
available] 		[,]
Martian analog (MMS-2 XL) 18.02 0.08 [Refractive indices data
available] 		[,]
Martian analog (palagonite) 4.5 7.3 632.8 [3,174]
Meteorite Allende (Amsterdam) 0.8 3.3 441.6, 632.8 [5,173]
Meteorite Allende (Granada) 1.25 4.23 2.63 3.43 520 [5,177]
Meteorite DaG521M 3.94 6.15 8.68 2.44 520 [5,177]
Meteorite DaG521S 1.86 4.02 3.58 1.97 520 [5,177]
Meteorite FRO95002M 3.92 2.72 520 [5,177]
Meteorite FRO99040M 2.98 6.46 5.90 3.09 520 [5,177]
Meteorite FRO99040S 2.02 3.52 3.68 1.73 520 [5,177]
Olivine L 3.8 3.7 442, 633 [5,173]
Olivine M 2.6 5.0 442, 633 [5,173]
Olivine Medium 6.5 1.4 514 [3,177]
Olivine S 1.3 1.8 3.29 1.04 442, 520, 633 [5,173] [5,177]
Olivine Small 2.4 1.0 514 [3,177]
Olivine XL 6.3 6.8 442, 633 [5,173]
Pollen, Cypress 11.4 0.005 514 [3,177]
Quartz 2.3 2.3 441.6, 632.8 [5,173]
Rutile 632.8 [5,173]
Spinel Medium 7.2 1.3 514 [3,177]
Spinel Small 2.6 1.0 514 [3,177]
Tholins 647 [5,177]
Volcanic ash, El Chichón 3.2 5.4 632.8 [5,173]
Volcanic Ash, Eyjafjallajokull 4.0 5.9 7.8 2.9 488, 647 [4,177]
Volcanic ash, Lokon 7.1 2.6 441.6, 632.8 [5,173]
Volcanic ash, Mount St. Helens 4.1 9.5 632.8 [3,173]
Volcanic ash, Pinatubo 3.0 12.3 441.6, 632.8 [5,173]
Volcanic Ash, Puyehue 5.0 4.4 8.6 2.2 647 [3,177]
Volcanic ash, Redoubt A 4.1 9.7 632.8 [3,173]
Volcanic ash, Redoubt B 6.4 7.6 632.8 [3,173]
Volcanic ash, Spurr (Anchorage) 4.8 8.8 632.8 [3,174]
Volcanic ash, Spurr (Ashton) 2.7 4.9 632.8 [3,174]
Volcanic ash, Spurr (Gunsight) 3.5 8.2 632.8 [3,174]
Volcanic ash, Spurr (Stop 33) 14.4 6.6 632.8 [3,174]
(*) Refractive indices 200nm < λ < 2000nm retrieved from the reflectance spectra.
HYDROSOLS reff ** (μm) veff λ (nm) Angle range (deg)
Anabaena Flos Aquae 632.8 [20,160]
Astrionella Formosa 632.8 [20,160]
Emiliania Huxleyi, No Coccoliths 632.8 [35,145]
Emiliania Huxleyi, With Coccoliths 632.8 [35,145]
Melosira Granulata 632.8 [20,160]
Microcystis Aeruginosa Sp. 632.8 [20,160]
Microcystis Aeruginosa, No Vacuoles 632.8 [20,160]
Microcystis Aeruginosa, With Vacuoles 632.8 [20,160]
Oscillatoria Agardhii 632.8 [20,160]
Oscillatoria Amoena 632.8 [20,160]
Phaeocystis 632.8 [20,160]
Phaeodactylum 632.8 [20,160]
Prochlorothrix Hollandica 632.8 [20,160]
Selenastrum Capricornutum 632.8 [20,160]
Volvox Aureus 632.8 [20,160]
Westerschelde Silt, 3-5 Micron 632.8 [20,160]
Westerschelde Silt, 5-12 Micron 632.8 [20,160]
mm-SIZED SINGLE PARTICLES reqV***(mm) veff λ (nm) Angle range (deg)
Charcoal 2.15 520 [5,170]
Dusty porous ball in fixed orientation 2.5 520 [8,170]
Enstatite (mm) 3.2 520 [3,170]
Etna 3.5 520 [3,170]
MgFeAlSi 1.6 520 [5,169]
Olivine Pebble 3.4 520 [7,175]
Quartz (mm) 3.9 520 [3,170]
Quartzite 1.6 520 [5,168]
Spinel Pebble 3.8 520 [7,175]
White porous ball in fixed orientation 2.5 520 [5,170]
AVERAGE SCATTERING MATRICES reqV***(mm) veff λ (nm) Angle range (deg)
Average Aerosol between 1 and 8 combined 441.6 nm and 632.8 [5,175]
Average Desert Dust 3.8 2.8 488, 647 [5,175]
Average Volcanic Ash (Amsterdam) reff between 3 and 14 micrometer 632.8 [0,180]
Average Volcanic Ash (Granada) 6.0 7.6 combined 441.6 nm and 488 nm, combined 632.8 nm and 647 nm [5,175]
TEST PARTICLES reqV***(mm) veff λ (nm) Angle range (deg)
BK7 mm-sized sphere 520 [,]
Water Droplets (Granada)

The two parameters that define the lognormal SD rg and sg are chosen so that the differences between the measured and calculated values for F11 and -F12/F11 are minimized.  

 sg=1.5 (lognormal SD) 488, 520, 647 [3,177]
* Samples are listed by alphabetical order.
** According to Fraunhofer's theory. For an explanation of the size distribution measurements, click here.
*** Radius of the volume-equivalent sphere.