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. 2018 Feb 1;18(2):133–189. doi: 10.1089/ast.2016.1589

Table 4.

Summary of Aerosols Used in Our Models

Aerosol type Optical constants Particle shape Particle size (μm) References
H2SO4 Palmer and Williams, 1975 Spherical 0.49–3.85 Crisp, 1986
Organic haze Khare et al.,1984 Fractal 0.001–0.5 Botet et al.,1997
Stratocumulus cloud Hale and Querry, 1973 Spherical 4.07 Wiscombe, 1980; Crisp, 1986
Cirrus cloud Heymsfield et al.,2002 Columns, plates, rosettes 100a Baum et al.,2005
a

Cross-section weighted mean diameter.