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Atmospheric light absorption : a review

Helmuth Horvath
- 01 Feb 1993 - 
- Vol. 27, Iss: 3, pp 293-317
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In this paper, the authors used a variety of refractive indices to measure the light absorption coefficient of suspended particles in the atmosphere and found that the mass extinction coefficient of soot is higher by a factor of two to three compared to transparent particles.
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This article is published in Atmospheric Environment. Part A. General Topics.The article was published on 1993-02-01. It has received 554 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) & Aerosol.

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Climate change 2001: the scientific basis

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the climate system and its dynamics, including observed climate variability and change, the carbon cycle, atmospheric chemistry and greenhouse gases, and their direct and indirect effects.
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Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided an assessment of black-carbon climate forcing that is comprehensive in its inclusion of all known and relevant processes and that is quantitative in providing best estimates and uncertainties of the main forcing terms: direct solar absorption; influence on liquid, mixed phase, and ice clouds; and deposition on snow and ice.
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Light Absorption by Carbonaceous Particles: An Investigative Review

TL;DR: The optical properties of light-absorbing, carbonaceous substance often called "soot", "black carbon", or "carbon black" have been the subject of some debate as discussed by the authors.
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A flexible inversion algorithm for retrieval of aerosol optical properties from Sun and sky radiance measurements

TL;DR: The developed algorithm is adapted for the retrieval of aerosol properties from measurements made by ground-based Sun-sky scanning radiometers used in the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) and allows a choice of normal or lognormal noise assumptions.
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Estimates of the direct and indirect radiative forcing due to tropospheric aerosols: A review

TL;DR: A review of the many developments in estimates of the direct and indirect global annual mean radiative forcing due to present-day concentra- tions of anthropogenic tropospheric aerosols since the Inter- governmental Panel on Climate Change (1996) is presented in this paper.
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Absorption and Scattering of Light by Small Particles

TL;DR: In this paper, a Potpourri of Particles is used to describe surface modes in small Particles and the Angular Dependence of Scattering is shown to be a function of the size of the particles.
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Light Scattering by Small Particles

H. C. Van de Hulst, +1 more
- 18 Jul 1957 - 
TL;DR: Light scattering by small particles as mentioned in this paper, Light scattering by Small Particle Scattering (LPS), Light scattering with small particles (LSC), Light Scattering by Small Parts (LSP),
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Light Scattering by Small Particles

TL;DR: Light scattering by small particles as mentioned in this paper, Light scattering by Small Particle Scattering (LPS), Light scattering with small particles (LSC), Light Scattering by Small Parts (LSP),
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution

TL;DR: The Gaussian Plume Equation and Air Quality Models Atmospheric Removal Processes and Residence Times Air Pollution Statistics Acid Rain Index (AIRI) as mentioned in this paper, which measures the amount of acid rain in the air.
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