Optical properties of accumulation mode, polluted mineral dust: Effects of particle shape, hematite content and semi-external mixing with carbonaceous species

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mishra, S K ^a,b   Tripathi, S N ^a,b   Aggarwal, Shankar G ^a   Arola, Anti ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous particles; Hematite; Mineral dust; Morphology; Optical properties; Semi external mixing

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; BLACK CARBON; CARBONATE; DUST; HEMATITE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MINERALOGY; MIXING; OPTICAL PROPERTY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SPHERE;

ASIA;

EID: 84863878683     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.18536     Document Type: Article

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