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aerosol particle light absorption coefficient Ångström exponent  

DEFINITION

  • The aerosol particle light absorption Ångström exponent is the Ångström exponent obtained for the aerosol light absorption coefficient, and is alpha in the equation of aerosol absorption at the wavelength lambda as a function of aerosol absorption at a different wavelength lambda0: abs(lambda) = abs(lambda0) * [lambda/lambda0] ** (-1 * alpha).

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  • aerosol absorption Ångström exponent
  • aerosol particle light absorption Ångström exponent

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https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/aerosolparticlelightabsorptioncoefficientAngstromexponent

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