Complex refractive indices of Saharan dust samples at visible and near UV wavelengths: A laboratory study

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2491-2512

  Wagner, R ^a   Ajtai, T ^b   Kandler, K ^c   Lieke, K ^c   Linke, C ^a   Muller T ^d   Schnaiter, M ^a   Vragel, M ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; AEROSOL; DUST; HEMATITE; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SAHARA;

EID: 84857942208     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2491-2012     Document Type: Article

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