Effects of Structure and Shape Applied to Paleoclimate Studies
E-Book, Englisch, 142 Seiten, eBook
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ISBN: 978-3-030-56787-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
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This work examines how the morphology of a particle affects its scattering parameters from an experimental standpoint, supporting findings with extensive simulations. The dust content of Antarctic, Greenlandic, and Alpine ice cores is analysed with a particle-by-particle approach. Moreover, a study on colloidal aggregates shows that correlations among the fields radiated by primary particles are responsible for the poor agreement of effective medium approximations with experimental results. On the theoretical side, an interpretation in terms of the structure factor is given, which satisfactorily describes the data. The insights of this thesis are relevant for quantifying the contribution of mineral dust to the radiative energy balance of the Earth.
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Introduction.- Scattering Fundamentals.- Scattering Models.- Mineral Dust.- Fractal Aggregates.- Conclusions.