Optical properties and mineralogical composition of different Saharan mineral dust samples: A laboratory study

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3315-3323

  Linke, C ^a   Mohler O ^a   Veres, A ^b   Mohacsi A ^c   Bozoki Z ^c   Szabo G ^b   Schnaiter, M ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c RESEARCH GROUP ON LASER PHYSICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; AEROSOL; ALBEDO; DUST; GOETHITE; HEMATITE; IRON OXIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; MINERALOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; SAHARA;

EID: 33747130723     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-3315-2006     Document Type: Article

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