Depolarisation in backscattering of dust particles studied in laboratory

Determining the size and properties of dust particles with help of remote measurements, especially lidar measurements, which can only detect backscattering, has proved a promising approach in studying the concentrations and properties of dust and other aerosols.

Lisätietoja:

Researcher Timo Nousiainen, tel. +358 50 441 5451, timo.nousiainen@fmi.fiResearcher Osku Kemppinen, tel. +358 50 463 4385, osku.kemppinen@fmi.fi

Laboratory investigations of mineral dust near-backscattering depolarization ratios, E. Järvinen, O. Kemppinenb,T. Nousiainenb, T. Kocioka, O. Möhlera, T. Leisnera, M. Schnaitera, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Volume 178, July 2016, Pages 192–208

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