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SUMMARY OF SAMPLES IN THE GRANADA-AMSTERDAM LIGHT SCATTERING DATABASE
Sample* reff**(micron) veff Wavelengths (nm) Angle range (deg.)
AEROSOLS
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 1 -- -- 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 2 -- -- 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 3 -- -- 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 4 -- -- 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 5 -- -- 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 6 -- -- 632.8 [5,174]
Aggregates (fluffy) Sample 7 -- -- 632.8 [5,174]
Basalt 2.9 15.1 647, 488
[3,177]
Calcite 1.7
7.6
647, 488
[3,177]
Clay, Green (Amsterdam) 1.55 1.4 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Clay, Green (Granada) 1.6 1.6 647 [3,177]
Clay, Montmorillonite 1.8 1.6 488
[3,177]
Clay, Red 1.5 1.6 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Clay, White 1.6 1.4 647, 488 [3,177]
Desert Dust, Gobi 4.6 2.9 647, 488 [3,177]
Desert Dust, OSN - Sahara Sand 2.5 2.5 647, 488 [3,177]
Desert Dust, Sahara Sand 8.2 4.0 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Desert Dust, Sahara Sand (Libya) 124.75 0.15 632.8 [4,174]
Enstatite 3.70 3.13 520
[3,175]
Feldspar 1.0 1.0 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Fly Ash 3.65 10.9 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Forsterite Initial 1.8 5.4 632.8 [5,173]
Forsterite Small 1.3 3.1 632.8 [5,173]
Forsterite Washed 3.3 4.7 632.8 [5,173]
Hematite 0.4 0.6 632.8 [5,174]
Loess 3.9 2.6 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Lunar Analog (JSC-1A) 10.5 1.69 488, 520, 647
[3,177]
Martian Analog (JSC0) 17.2 2.4 647, 488
[3,177]
Martian Analog (JSC200) 15.5 2.8 647, 488
[3,177]
Martian Analog (palagonite) 4.5 7.3 632.8 [3,174]
Meteorite Allende (Amsterdam) 0.8 3.3 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Meteorite Allende (Granada) 1.25 4.23 520
[5,177]
Meteorite DaG521M 3.94 6.15 520
[5,177]
Meteorite DaG521S 1.86 4.02 520
[5,177]
Meteorite FRO95002M 520
[5,177]
Meteorite FRO99040M 2.98 6.46 520
[5,177]
Meteorite FRO99040S 2.02 3.52 520
[5,177]
Olivine L 3.8 3.7 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Olivine M 2.6 5.0 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Olivine S (Amsterdam) 1.3 1.8 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Olivine S/Forsterite (Granada) 3.06 1.04 520 [3,175]
Olivine XL 6.3 6.8 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Pollen, Cypress 11.4 0.005 514 [3,177]
Quartz 2.3 2.3 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Rutile 0.13 0.5 632.8 [5,173]
Volcanic Ash (El Chichón) 3.2 5.4 632.8 [5,173]
Volcanic Ash (Eyjafjallajokull) 4.0 5.9 647 [4,177]
Volcanic Ash (Lokon) 7.1 2.6 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Volcanic Ash (Mount St. Helens) 4.1 9.5 632.8 [3,173]
Volcanic Ash (Pinatubo) 3.0 12.3 632.8, 441.6 [5,173]
Volcanic Ash (Puyehue) 5.0 4.4 647 [3,177]
Volcanic Ash (Redoubt A) 4.1 9.7 632.8 [3,173]
Volcanic Ash (Redoubt B) 6.4 7.6 632.8 [3,173]
Volcanic Ash (Spurr Anchorage) 4.8 8.8 632.8 [3,174]
Volcanic Ash (Spurr Ashton) 2.7 4.9 632.8 [3,174]
Volcanic Ash (Spurr Gunsight) 3.5 8.2 632.8 [3,174]
Volcanic Ash (Spurr stop 33) 14.4 6.6 632.8 [3,174]
HYDROSOLS
Anabaena Flos Aquae 3.09 0.012 632.8 [20,160]
Astrionella Formosa 4.23 0.010 632.8 [20,160]
Emiliania Huxleyi, No Coccoliths 1.8 0.002 632.8 [35,145]
Emiliania Huxleyi With Coccoliths 1.8 0.07 632.8 [35,145]
Melosira Granulata 3.74 0.004 632.8 [20,160]
Microcystis Aeruginosa, No Gas Vacuoles 5.23 0.50 632.8 [20,160]
Microcystis Aeruginosa With Gas Vacuoles 6.83 0.92 632.8 [20,160]
Microcystis Sp. 1.87 0.063 632.8 [20,160]
Oscillatoria Agardhii 1.64 0.044 632.8 [20,160]
Oscillatoria Amoena 2.58 0.002 632.8 [20,160]
Phaeocystis 12.2 0.43 632.8 [20,160]
Phaeodactylum 16.4 0.23 632.8 [20,160]
Prochlorothrix Hollandica 1.55 0.080 632.8 [20,160]
Selenastrum Capricornutum 1.09 0.037 632.8 [20,160]
Volvox aureus 105 0.07 632.8 [20,160]
Westerschelde Silt, 3-5 Micron 1.95 0.50 632.8 [20,160]
Westerschelde Silt, 5-12 Micron 5.93 0.00 632.8 [20,160]
mm-SIZED SINGLE PARTICLES reqV***(mm)
Charcoal (mm)
2150
--
520
[5,170]
Enstatite (mm)
3200
--
520
[3,170]
Etna (mm)
3500
--
520
[3,170]
MgFeAlSi (mm)
2425
--
520
[5,169]
Porous Ball In Fixed Orientation, Dusty (mm)
2500
--
520
[8,170]
Porous Ball In Fixed Orientation, White (mm)
2500
--
520
[5,170]
Quartz (mm)
3900
--
520
[3,170]
Quartzite (mm)
1600
--
520
[5,168]
AVERAGE SCATTERING MATRICES
Average Aerosol -- -- 632.8 and 441.6 combined [5,175]
Average Desert Dust -- -- 647, 488 [5,175]
Average Volcanic Ash (Amsterdam) -- -- 632.8 [0,180]
Average Volcanic Ash (Granada) -- -- 632.8 and 647 combined, 441.6 and 488 combined [0,180]
TEST PARTICLES
Water Droplets (Amsterdam)
1.1
0.50
632.8, 441.6
[5,173]
Water Droplets (Granada)
0.8
1.5
488, 520, 647
[3,177]
* Samples are listed by alphabetical order.
** According to Fraunhofer theory. For an explanation on the size distribution measurements, click here.
*** Radius of the volume-equivalent sphere.