Average Desert Dust

Practical significance

Interpretation of remote sensing data. Analogues of other planets' atmospheric dust, and dust in comets, asteroids, and circumstellar shells.

Origin

Two combined aerosol matrices: Gobi desert dust collected in Beijing and Sahara sand taken from the roof of OSN observatory (Granada).

Main constituent
Quartz, clay minerals and calcium carbonate
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
3.8
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
2.8
Color
Various
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Average measurements for Desert Dust - 488 nm
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Average measurements for Desert Dust - 647 nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
488.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
647.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table M
Refractive index

Estimated to be in the range [1.5-1.7] + i[0.00001-0.001] 

Angle range (deg)
[5,175]