Data in this database are freely available under the request of citation of this paper and the paper in which the data were published.
Average Aerosol
| origin | various aerosol matrices combined |
| main constituent | silicates (feldspar, red clay, quartz, loess, Pinatubo volcanic ash, Lokon volcanic ash, Sahara sand) |
| practical significance | interpretation of remote sensing data. Analogues of other planets' atmospheric dust, and dust in comets, asteroids, and circumstellar shells |
| particle size | S(logr)
N(logr) Fraunhofer: reff= between 1 and 8 μm |
| particle shape | irregular |
| refractive index | estimated to be in the range [1.5-1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001] |
| color | various |
| scattering matrix | Average of measurements for seven mineral samples at 441.6nm and 632.8nm
the yellow regions are the domains in which the individual measurements lie. |
| article | Volten H, Muñoz O, Rol E, de Haan JF, Vassena W, Hovenier JW. Scattering matrices of mineral aerosol particles at 441.6 nm and 632.8 nm. Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, no. D15, pp. 17,375-17,401, 2001 |
