Articles | Volume 15, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12159-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-12159-2015
Research article
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03 Nov 2015
Research article |  | 03 Nov 2015

What is the real role of iron oxides in the optical properties of dust aerosols?

X. L. Zhang, G. J. Wu, C. L. Zhang, T. L. Xu, and Q. Q. Zhou

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Three different continuous datasets for complex refractive indices of hematite are employed in climate models, the real role of iron-oxides in the optical properties of dust aerosols becomes a key scientific question, and we address this problem by considering different refractive indices, size distributions, and more logical weight fractions and mixing states of hematite. More laboratory measurements should be taken into account when assessing the effect of mineral dust on climate forcing.
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