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Optical properties for six particulate matter compositions.
| Optical Properties | SEA | ION | OMb | BCb | DUST | UNSPEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escat [m2/g] | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Eabs [m2/g] | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| βa | 0.02 / 0.3 | 0.02 / 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.02 / 0.3 | 0.02 / 0.3 |
0.02 for coarse mode particles, 0.3 for fine mode particles.
Organic matter and black carbon are simulated only in fine particle mode.
