Characterization of iron oxides in mineral dust aerosols: Implications for light absorption

By S. Lafon, I. Sokolik, J. Rajot, S. Caquineau, A. Gaudichet. 2006

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Saharan dust absorption and refractive index from aircraft-based observations during SAMUM 2006 (2009, unknown): “The dust episodes are referred to as Episode 1, on 19–22 May 2006, Episode 2, on 27–30 May, and Episode 3, on 3–4 June. Maximum aerosol optical thicknesses (AOT) at 500 nm measured by AERONET sun photometers at Ouarzazate (Tesche et al., 2008) were 0.6 (20 May), 0.6 (27–28 May) and 0.7 (3 June). Dur”
On the effect of dust particles on global cloud condensation nuclei and cloud droplet number (2011, background): “Mineral aerosol may be composed of iron oxides (e.g., hematite, goethite), carbonates (e.g., calcite, dolomite), quartz, and clays (e.g., kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite) [Chou et al., 2008; Coz et al., 2009; Lafon et al., 2006; Twohy et al., 2009].”
Aerosol light absorption and its measurement: A review (2009, methodology): “[244] used several different ways to investigate how iron oxide characteristics (free versus total iron, goethite versus hematite, and bulk versus size-segregated free iron) affect the effective refractive indices of MD and its optical properties.”
Improved dust representation in the Community Atmosphere Model (2012, background): “Solar radiation is particularly suited to absorption by iron-bearing minerals such as hematite and goethite [Lafon et al., 2006].”