Shape modeling of mineral dust particles for light-scattering calculations using the spatial Poisson–Voronoi tessellation
✍ Scribed by Hiroshi Ishimoto; Yuji Zaizen; Akihiro Uchiyama; Kazuhiko Masuda; Yuzo Mano
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 780 KB
- Volume
- 111
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4073
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✦ Synopsis
We present a shape model of mineral dust particles for use in light-scattering calculations. A spatial Poisson-Voronoi tessellation was applied to simulate the aggregate structure and, therefore, the rough surface of the mineral particles. To develop the shape model, we took into account statistics of shape parameters derived from the cross-sectional areas, maximum dimensions, and perimeters of field-collected dust particles. Light-scattering properties of the modeled Voronoi aggregates were examined by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The results of randomly oriented scattering properties agreed with previously reported laboratory measurements of mineral dust particles.