Mie Theory Sensitivity Studies. The Effects of Aerosol Complex Refractive Index and Size Distribution Variations on Extinction and Absorption Coefficients. Part 2. Analysis of the Computational Results
Abstract
A comprehensive study has been made of the effect of the complex index of refraction and particle size distribution on the volume extinction and absorption coefficients. Calculations were performed by use of a generalized Mie scattering program for lognormal particle size distributions over a range of geometric mean radius r sub g from 0.005 to 10 micrometers and geometric standard deviation sigma sub g from 1.0 up to 2.5. The results are normalized to a total particle mass loading of 100 micrograms cu cm and a particle density of 2.5 g/cu cm. The computations were made at wavelength lambda of 0.55, 0.6943, 1. 06, 3.8 and 10.6 micrometers, for a range of imaginary index k from 0.001 to 6.0 and a range of real index n from 0.1 up to 6.5.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA057077
Entities
People
- J. B. Gillespie
- S. G. Jennings
Organizations
- Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory