Categories
TERRESTRIAL AEROSOLS
Summary: AEROSOLS
Micron- cosmic analogs subcategories
Asteroids
Circumstellar shells
Comets
Terrestrial Aerosols Subcategories
Volcanic
Origin
El Chichon volcano in Mexico. The particles were collected at a few kilometers from the vent within 24 hours after an eruption in 1982
Main constituent
volcanic silicate ash
Practical significance
interpretation of remote sensing data. Analogues of other planets' atmospheric dust, and dust in comets, asteroids, and circumstellar shells
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
3.2
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
5.4
Size distribution plot
Size distribution table
Particle shape
irregular
Refractive index
estimated to be in the range [1.5-1.6] + i0.001
Color
very similar to Pinatubo color
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
632.8
Scattering matrix (1) plot
Scattering matrix (1) table
Angle range (deg)
[5,173]
Paper (pdf)
Full reference paper
Muñoz O, Volten H, de Haan JF, Vassen W, Hovenier JW. Experimental determination of the phase function and degree of linear polarization of El Chichón and Pinatubo volcanic ashes. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 107, no. D13, 4174, 10.1029/2001JD000983, 2002
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