Impact of aerosol microphysical properties on mass scattering cross sections

Highlights • Aerosol scattering simulated under variable microphysical properties (visible range). • Sensitivity of scattering to microphysical properties depends on particle mean size. • Scattering spectral dependence is slightly affected by microphysical assumptions. • Size distribution and real r...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Obiso, Vincenzo, Pandolfi, Marco, Ealo, Marina, Jorba, Oriol
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositório:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/107344
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/107344
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2017.03.001
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Aerosols--Environmental aspects
Aerosol microphysical properties
Aerosol optical properties
Aerosol scattering spectral analysis
Constraints on particle microphysical properties
Aerosols atmosfèrics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
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Resumo:Highlights • Aerosol scattering simulated under variable microphysical properties (visible range). • Sensitivity of scattering to microphysical properties depends on particle mean size. • Scattering spectral dependence is slightly affected by microphysical assumptions. • Size distribution and real refractive index have strongest impact on scattering. • Comparison with source scattering observations constrained microphysical assumptions.