The single-scattering properties of black carbon aggregates determined from the geometric-optics surface-wave approach and the T-matrix method

Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-56

  Takano, Y ^a   Liou, K N ^a   Kahnert, M ^b,c   Yang, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregated aerosol; Black carbon; Geometric optics and surface wave; Rayleigh Gans Debye scattering; Soot; T matrix method

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; FRACTAL AGGREGATE; GEOMETRIC OPTICS; RANDOM ORIENTATIONS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION; T-MATRIX METHOD; THEORETICAL VALUES;

PLASMONS; SOOT; SPHERES; SURFACE WAVES;

AGGREGATES;

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL PROPERTY; SOOT;

EID: 84878946569     PISSN: 00224073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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