(c) 2014 by Barton Paul Levenson
Here I combine my catalog of absorption coefficients and my essay on how to translate their units. This list has the coefficients in alphabetical order by formula. All domains (point and band) are in microns; all absorption coefficients are in m2 kg-1.
| Date added: | Reference | Absorber |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 03/28/2015 | Bonnel et al. 1980 Fowler & Randall 1994 Griffith et al. 1980 Marcq 2012 Paltridge & Platt 1981 Platt 1976 Schmetz et al. 1981 Stephens 1978 Stephens et al. 1978 |
Boundary layer clouds Liquid water clouds, ice clouds Cirrus Earth, Venus clouds Cirrus Boundary layer clouds Boundary layer clouds Liquid water clouds Boundary layer clouds |
| Sun 06/14/2015 | Majkowski 1977 | H2SO4 vapor |
| Mon 06/15/2015 | Louge et al. 1984 Keller-Rudek et al. 2013 Prabhakara et al. 1973 |
NCO radical BrO radical CH4, N2O |
| Tue 06/16/2015 | Veerabuthiran and Dudeja 2007 | N2H4, H2N2(CH3)2, CH3(NH)NH2 |
The catalog now includes data on twenty-eight (28) absorbers from forty-six (46) sources:
| Absorber | Name |
|---|---|
| BrO | bromine monoxide radical |
| C2Cl4 | perchloroethylene |
| C2H2 | acetylene |
| C2H4 | ethylene |
| CCl2F2 | CFC-12 |
| CCl3F | CFC-11 |
| CCl4 | carbon tetrachloride |
| CH3CCl3 | methyl chloroform |
| CH3(NH)NH2 | monomethyl hydrazine (MMH) |
| CH4 | methane |
| CHClF2 | CFC-22 |
| Clouds, Earth | water clouds |
| Clouds, Venus | 75% sulfuric acid clouds |
| CN, etc. | smoke or soot |
| CNH2N+2 | paraffinic carbon |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| COS | carbonyl sulfide |
| H2N2(CH3)2 | unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (UDMH) |
| H2O | water vapor |
| H2SO4 | sulfuric acid |
| N2 | nitrogen |
| N2H4 | hydrazine |
| N2O | nitrous oxide |
| NCO | isocyanate radical |
| NO2 | nitrogen dioxide |
| O3 | ozone |
| PM2.5 | particulate matter, diam. < 2.5 μ |
| SiO2 | dust |
Keller-Rudek et al. 2013
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 0.3025 | 1260 |
| 0.3075 | 1630 |
| 0.3125 | 2850 |
| 0.3175 | 2460 |
| 0.3225 | 3770 |
| 0.3275 | 4730 |
| 0.3325 | 3940 |
| 0.3375 | 3700 |
| 0.3425 | 3230 |
| 0.3475 | 2510 |
| 0.3525 | 1430 |
| 0.3575 | 1080 |
| 0.3625 | 1010 |
| 0.3675 | 578 |
| 0.3725 | 320 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 10.9 | 430 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 13.9 | 21000 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 10.5 | 2500 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 10.8 | 860 |
Varanasi and Nemtchinov 1994
?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 9 | 37,830 |
| 11 | 28,640 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 11.8 | 1900 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 12.6 | 1900 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 9.174 | 270 |
Veerabuthiran and Dudeja 2007
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 9.282 | 0.00157 |
| 10.182 | 0.00824 |
Essenhigh 2001
1 atm, 15 C
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 147 |
| 3.5 | 4.5 | 18.0 |
| 6.5 | 7 | 3.2 |
Griffith et al. 2003
Titan conditions
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 0.83 | 0.000015 |
| 0.94 | 0.000014 |
| 1.07 | 0.000007 |
| 1.28 | 0.000007 |
| 1.58 | 0.000007 |
| 2 | 0.000007 |
| 2.9 | 0.0001 |
Prabhakara et al. 1973
?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 7.4599 | 110.96 |
| 7.4738 | 896.67 |
| 7.4934 | 53.98 |
| 7.5019 | 965.64 |
| 7.5245 | 29.99 |
| 7.5358 | 542.80 |
| 7.5529 | 20.99 |
| 7.5643 | 124.45 |
| 7.5930 | 49.48 |
| 7.6132 | 3.00 |
| 7.6278 | 49.48 |
| 7.6441 | 1.50 |
| 7.6669 | 20692.28 |
| 7.6894 | 811.20 |
| 7.6982 | 931.15 |
| 7.7071 | 583.28 |
| 7.7369 | 68.97 |
| 7.7489 | 511.31 |
| 7.7760 | 20.99 |
| 7.7845 | 604.27 |
| 7.8125 | 20.99 |
| 7.8217 | 299.89 |
| 7.8339 | 127.45 |
| 7.8493 | 22.49 |
| 7.8555 | 362.86 |
| 7.8660 | 224.92 |
| 7.8740 | 392.85 |
| 7.8895 | 119.96 |
| 7.9239 | 392.85 |
| 7.9523 | 25.49 |
| 7.9650 | 302.89 |
| 7.9904 | 13.49 |
| 8.0128 | 230.91 |
| 8.0354 | 68.97 |
| 8.0438 | 137.95 |
| 8.0671 | 29.99 |
| 8.0775 | 197.93 |
| 8.1011 | 6.00 |
| 8.1235 | 127.45 |
| 8.1566 | 6.00 |
| 8.1833 | 53.98 |
| 8.2440 | 1.50 |
| 8.2604 | 34.49 |
Sanchez-Lavega 2011
200 mb, Jovian atmosphere conditions
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 0.619 | 0.0008 |
| 0.725 | 0.006 |
| 0.890 | 0.1 |
Sanchez-Lavega 2011
500 mb, Jovian atmosphere conditions
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 0.890 | 0.0292 |
Scott et al. 1992
sea-level?
| λ (μ) | k (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 1.3383 | 0.82 |
Tanaka et al. 1993
1 atm, T not given, I assumed 293 K ("NTP")
| λ (μ) | k (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 1.6659 | 60 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 8.945 | 2200 |
| Source | Type | EM Domain | k, m2 kg-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnel et al. 1980 | boundary layer | 8-14 μ | 130 |
| Fowler & Randall 1994 | liquid water | thermal IR | 130 |
| Fowler & Randall 1994 | ice | thermal IR | 80 |
| Griffith et al. 1980 | cirrus | thermal IR | 76-96 |
| Larsen et al. 2007 | liquid water | thermal IR | 119 |
| Lubin 1994 | Antarctic maritime | mid-IR | 65 |
| Marcq 2012 | liquid water (Earth) | thermal IR | 130 |
| " | liquid 75% H2SO4, 25% H2O (Venus) | thermal IR | 400 |
| McCaa 2004 | liquid water | thermal IR | 90.361 |
| Paltridge & Platt 1981 | cirrus | 10-12 μ thermal IR |
80 56 |
| Phillips 1998 | liquid water | thermal IR | 130 |
| " | ice | thermal IR | 65 |
| Platt 1976 | boundary layer | 10-12 μ | 130 |
| Schmetz et al. 1981 | boundary layer | 11 μ | 110-150 |
| Stephens 1978 | liquid water, downward | 4.54-8.33 μ 8.33-13.9 13.9-250 thermal IR |
230 116 327 158 |
| " | liquid water, upward | thermal IR | 130 |
| Stephens et al. 1978 | boundary layer | thermal IR | 80 |
Gramsch et al. 2004
ground conditions, Santiago de Chile
| wavelength domain | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| shortwave | 4450 ± 10 |
Sharma 2007
column over Kuwait
| wavelength domain | type | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| shortwave | aged | 1800 |
| shortwave | fresh | 4500-9820 |
Verstraete 1986
sea-level conditions?
| wavelength domain | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| shortwave | 500-6000 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 3.367 | 310 |
Bartko and Hanel 1968
Venus cloud-top conditions
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 6.25 | 9.09 | 0.0026 |
| 9.09 | 10 | 0.11 |
| 10 | 10.9 | 32 |
| 10.9 | 11.4 | 36 |
| 11.4 | 12.3 | 0.052 |
| 12.3 | 13.9 | 0.0028 |
| 13.9 | 15.2 | 0.000017 |
| 15.2 | 16 | 0.00041 |
| 16 | 18.2 | 0.00087 |
| 29.9 | 40 | 0.037 |
| 40 | 50 | 0.00003 |
| 50 | inf | 0.000082 |
Elsasser and Culbertson 1960
1 atm, 273 K
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 12.3 | 0.00000753 |
| 12.5 | 0.0000207 |
| 12.7 | 0.0000598 |
| 12.8 | 0.000154 |
| 13.0 | 0.000424 |
| 13.2 | 0.00109 |
| 13.3 | 0.00274 |
| 13.5 | 0.00671 |
| 13.7 | 0.0161 |
| 13.9 | 0.000424 |
| 14.1 | 0.0970 |
| 14.3 | 0.233 |
| 14.5 | 0.509 |
| 14.7 | 1.06 |
| 14.9 | 1.37 |
| 15.2 | 1.22 |
| 15.4 | 0.736 |
| 15.6 | 0.314 |
| 15.9 | 0.125 |
| 16.1 | 0.0454 |
| 16.4 | 0.0161 |
| 16.7 | 0.00444 |
| 16.9 | 0.00119 |
| 17.2 | 0.000255 |
| 17.5 | 0.0000454 |
| 17.9 | 0.00000546 |
Essenhigh 2001
1 atm, 15 C
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 334 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 71.00 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 9.356 |
| 13 | 17 | 0.754 |
Evans 2001
1000 mb, 296 k
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 14.278 | 16.3 |
Gonima 1992
sea-level
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 13.235 | 13.545 | 0.17 |
| 13.545 | 13.995 | 0.82 |
| 14.000 | 16.000 | 20.00 |
| 16.000 | 16.660 | 0.88 |
Hanel et al. 1963
?
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 14.0 | 14.5 | 0.04 |
| 14.5 | 15.5 | 0.2 |
| 15.5 | 16.0 | 0.04 |
Schneider et al. 1989
1 atm N2, 296 K
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 4.218357 | 546 ± 82.2 |
| 4.217390 | 546 ± 82.2 |
Werbe-fuentes et al. 2008
?
| λPEAK (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 1.437 | > 230 |
| 1.955 | 5.7 |
| 2.013 | 9.8 |
| 2.060 | 9.8 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 4.866 | 2800 |
Veerabuthiran and Dudeja 2007
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 10.318 | 0.000701 |
| 10.696 | 0.00832 |
Bartko and Hanel 1968
Venus cloud-top conditions
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.25 | 5.88 | 51 |
| 1.25 | 3.85 | 80 |
| 3.85 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | 6.25 | 1.4 |
| 6.25 | 9.09 | 0.3 |
| 9.09 | 10 | 0.3 |
| 18.2 | 20.2 | 3.5 |
| 20.2 | 29.9 | 1.4 |
| 40 | 50 | 0.031 |
| 50 | inf | 0.18 |
Elsasser and Culbertson 1960
1 atm, 273 K
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) | ka [continuum] (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 4.39 | 0.00000389 | |
| 4.46 | 0.0000204 | |
| 4.55 | 0.0000933 | |
| 4.63 | 0.000380 | |
| 4.72 | 0.00132 | |
| 4.81 | 0.00398 | |
| 4.90 | 0.0110 | |
| 5.00 | 0.0257 | |
| 5.10 | 0.0617 | |
| 5.21 | 0.138 | |
| 5.32 | 0.316 | |
| 5.43 | 0.813 | |
| 5.56 | 2.40 | |
| 5.68 | 7.24 | |
| 5.81 | 14.8 | |
| 5.95 | 19.5 | |
| 6.10 | 12.0 | |
| 6.25 | 3.63 | |
| 6.29 | 3.09 | |
| 6.41 | 10.2 | |
| 6.58 | 28.8 | |
| 6.76 | 11.2 | |
| 6.94 | 4.37 | |
| 7.14 | 1.86 | |
| 7.35 | 0.708 | |
| 7.58 | 0.224 | |
| 7.81 | 0.0550 | |
| 8.06 | 0.0117 | |
| 8.33 | 0.00295 | 0.00117 |
| 8.62 | 0.000851 | 0.000955 |
| 8.93 | 0.000240 | 0.000813 |
| 9.26 | 0.0000708 | 0.000708 |
| 9.62 | 0.0000204 | 0.000676 |
| 10.0 | 0.00000589 | 0.000661 |
| 10.4 | 0.00000178 | 0.000661 |
| 10.9 | 0.00000158 | 0.000676 |
| 11.4 | 0.00000631 | 0.000724 |
| 11.9 | 0.0000257 | 0.000776 |
| 12.5 | 0.000100 | 0.000871 |
| 13.2 | 0.000363 | 0.00105 |
| 13.9 | 0.00120 | 0.00132 |
| 14.7 | 0.00380 | 0.00166 |
| 15.6 | 0.0107 | |
| 16.7 | 0.0282 | |
| 17.9 | 0.0708 | |
| 19.2 | 0.170 | |
| 20.8 | 0.398 | |
| 22.7 | 0.891 | |
| 25.0 | 2.00 | |
| 27.8 | 4.47 | |
| 31.3 | 9.12 | |
| 35.7 | 17.0 | |
| 41.7 | 28.2 | |
| 50.0 | 40.7 | |
| 62.5 | 49.0 | |
| 83.3 | 46.8 | |
| 125 | 29.5 | |
| 250 | 11.0 | |
| 500 | 1.26 |
Essenhigh 2001
1 atm, 15 C
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | 2 | 714 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 71.4 |
| 5 | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | 25 | 0.86 |
Gonima 1992
sea-level
Note added 03/13/2021: This table may contain some inaccuracies in the last digits of band boundaries. These will be corrected as soon as possible. In the meantime, boundaries have been corrected to at least be consistent. Apologies for the original sloppy note-taking.
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 5.00 | 5.50 | 4.000 |
| 5.50 | 7.00 | 17.350 |
| 7.00 | 7.16 | 0.815 |
| 7.16 | 7.29 | 0.525 |
| 7.29 | 7.44 | 0.310 |
| 7.44 | 7.90 | 0.470 |
| 7.90 | 8.00 | 0.086 |
| 8.00 | 8.16 | 0.014 |
| 8.16 | 8.29 | 0.011 |
| 8.29 | 8.64 | 0.014 |
| 8.64 | 10.63 | 0.006 |
| 10.63 | 11.63 | 0.005 |
| 11.63 | 12.28 | 0.016 |
| 12.28 | 12.46 | 0.029 |
| 12.46 | 13.03 | 0.061 |
| 13.03 | 13.23 | 0.083 |
| 16.67 | 17.75 | 0.338 |
| 17.75 | 17.85 | 0.160 |
| 17.85 | 18.01 | 0.100 |
| 18.01 | 18.11 | 0.148 |
| 18.11 | 18.47 | 0.320 |
| 18.47 | 18.65 | 0.152 |
| 18.65 | 18.93 | 0.100 |
| 18.93 | 19.11 | 0.170 |
| 19.11 | 20.07 | 0.360 |
| 20.07 | 20.27 | 0.240 |
| 20.27 | 20.47 | 0.156 |
| 20.47 | 20.77 | 0.250 |
| 20.77 | 21.07 | 0.165 |
| 21.07 | 21.80 | 0.635 |
| 21.80 | 22.20 | 1.270 |
| 22.20 | 22.40 | 0.300 |
| 22.40 | 23.00 | 0.660 |
| 23.00 | 23.60 | 0.320 |
| 23.60 | 24.06 | 2.620 |
| 24.06 | 24.17 | 0.770 |
| 24.17 | 24.29 | 0.200 |
| 24.29 | 24.41 | 0.100 |
| 24.41 | 24.53 | 0.050 |
| 24.53 | 24.65 | 0.110 |
| 24.65 | 24.77 | 0.216 |
| 24.77 | 24.89 | 0.290 |
| 24.89 | 26.02 | 2.620 |
| 26.02 | 26.54 | 0.500 |
| 26.54 | 27.05 | 0.780 |
| 27.05 | 27.32 | 2.620 |
| 27.32 | 27.72 | 0.300 |
| 27.72 | 28.00 | 2.620 |
| 28.00 | 30.00 | 11.800 |
| 30.00 | 34.00 | 16.050 |
| 34.00 | 35.00 | 9.000 |
| 35.00 | 38.00 | 20.000 |
| 38.00 | 38.10 | 0.900 |
| 38.10 | 38.29 | 0.480 |
| 38.29 | 38.67 | 0.310 |
| 38.67 | 39.05 | 0.560 |
| 39.05 | 39.25 | 1.100 |
| 39.25 | 41.21 | 20.000 |
| 41.21 | 41.41 | 1.100 |
| 41.41 | 41.61 | 0.620 |
| 41.61 | 41.82 | 0.320 |
| 41.82 | 42.20 | 0.100 |
| 42.22 | 42.44 | 0.160 |
| 42.44 | 42.65 | 0.520 |
| 42.65 | 43.00 | 0.900 |
| 43.28 | 100.00 | 20.000 |
Hanel et al. 1963
?
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 6.33 | 6.50 | 10 |
| 6.50 | 6.67 | 25 |
| 6.67 | 6.85 | 10 |
| 10.75 | 11.75 | 0.0000050 |
| 21.00 | 25.00 | 1 |
| 25.00 | 30.00 | 4 |
| 30.00 | 40.00 | 16 |
| 40.00 | 125.00 | 40 |
Kondratiev and Niilisk 1960
1 atm, 300 K
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 | 0.025 |
| 13 | 14 | 0.084 |
| 14 | 15 | 0.13 |
| 15 | 16 | 0.165 |
| 16 | 17 | 0.44 |
| 17 | 18 | 1.72 |
Lundt and Kinnunen 1976
?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 27.97 | 145 ± 8 |
Roberts et al. 1976
sea-level conditions?
|
continuum: a = 0.42 m2 kg-1 b = 555.8 m2 kg-1 β = 0.0000787 m
k(ν, 296K) = a + b exp(-β ν)
where T0 = 1800 K.
k(ν, T) = k(ν, 296K) exp [T0 (1/T - 1/296)] |
Tarasova and Fomin 2000
?
Note added 03/13/2021: This entry has been removed because it was a series of figures from an exponential sum scheme, not absorption coefficients as such. I apologize for the confusion.
Yamamoto 1953
1 atm, 300 K
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 | 0.044 |
| 13 | 14 | 0.052 |
| 14 | 15 | 0.063 |
| 15 | 16 | 0.076 |
| 16 | 17 | 0.094 |
| 17 | 18 | 0.129 |
Eng et al. 1978
1 atm N2, 296 K?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 8.183 | 160 |
| 11.4 | 170 |
Majkowski 1977
?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 8.183 | 102 ± 3.7 |
McCaa 2004
stratosphere conditions
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 4.55 | 8.33 | 70.257384 |
| 5.00 | 8.33 | 271.38528 |
| 8.33 | 10.0 | 363.43643 |
| 8.33 | 12.5 | 285.28294 |
| 10.0 | 12.5 | 120.39569 |
| 12.5 | 15.4 | 63.073303 |
| 12.5 | inf | 70.257384 |
| 15.4 | 20.0 | 102.73851 |
Okabe 1978
stratosphere conditions?
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.116 | 0.145 | 4.3 |
Rinsland et al. 1981
?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 4.000 | 0.0000134 |
| 4.008 | 0.0000148 |
| 4.016 | 0.0000167 |
| 4.024 | 0.0000186 |
| 4.032 | 0.0000206 |
| 4.040 | 0.0000233 |
| 4.049 | 0.0000266 |
| 4.057 | 0.0000299 |
| 4.065 | 0.0000339 |
| 4.073 | 0.0000386 |
| 4.082 | 0.0000426 |
| 4.090 | 0.0000467 |
| 4.098 | 0.0000515 |
| 4.107 | 0.0000556 |
| 4.115 | 0.0000598 |
| 4.124 | 0.0000619 |
| 4.132 | 0.0000641 |
| 4.141 | 0.0000654 |
| 4.149 | 0.0000666 |
| 4.158 | 0.0000673 |
| 4.167 | 0.0000692 |
| 4.175 | 0.0000692 |
Weissler et al. 1952
?
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.076 | - | 54,000 |
| 0.0661 | 0.0796 | 221,000 |
Veerabuthiran and Dudeja 2007
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 10.611 | 0.0333 |
| 10.675 | 0.0145 |
Hanst et al. 1975
sea-level conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 3.883 | 32 |
| 8.688 | 8.1 |
Prabhakara et al. 1973
?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 7.4599 | 5.47 |
| 7.4738 | 10.38 |
| 7.4934 | 21.86 |
| 7.5019 | 28.42 |
| 7.5245 | 56.84 |
| 7.5358 | 78.70 |
| 7.5529 | 124.61 |
| 7.5643 | 169.43 |
| 7.5930 | 297.87 |
| 7.6132 | 317.00 |
| 7.6278 | 374.39 |
| 7.6441 | 530.15 |
| 7.6669 | 710.51 |
| 7.6894 | 601.20 |
| 7.6982 | 546.55 |
| 7.7071 | 491.89 |
| 7.7369 | 347.06 |
| 7.7489 | 276.01 |
| 7.7760 | 235.02 |
| 7.7845 | 284.21 |
| 7.8125 | 426.31 |
| 7.8217 | 476.59 |
| 7.8339 | 541.08 |
| 7.8493 | 470.03 |
| 7.8555 | 456.37 |
| 7.8660 | 393.52 |
| 7.8740 | 361.82 |
| 7.8895 | 297.87 |
| 7.9239 | 183.64 |
| 7.9523 | 124.61 |
| 7.9650 | 106.03 |
| 7.9904 | 72.14 |
| 8.0128 | 56.84 |
| 8.0354 | 40.44 |
| 8.0438 | 36.62 |
| 8.0671 | 26.23 |
| 8.0775 | 23.50 |
| 8.1011 | 13.12 |
| 8.1235 | 12.57 |
| 8.1566 | 7.92 |
| 8.1833 | 5.47 |
| 8.2440 | 0.98 |
| 8.2604 | 0.98 |
Louge et al. 1984
high T, low p
| λ (μ) | T (K) | p (Atm) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.304681 | 1470 | 0.63 | 11,000 (-5,500 +14,000) |
| 0.440479 | 1450 | 0.60 | 31,000 (-14,000 +37,000) |
Schneider et al. 1987
?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 0.42 | 706 |
| 0.45 | 609 |
| 0.50 | 325 |
| 0.55 | 13.1 |
| 0.60 | 38.2 |
| 0.65 | 15.8 |
Bartko and Hanel 1968
Venus cloud-top conditions
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 16.0 | 18.2 | 3.8 |
Chou and Lee 1996
stratosphere conditions
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.175 | 0.225 | 1527 |
| 0.225 | 0.245 | 9384.1 |
| 0.245 | 0.28 | 15132 |
| 0.28 | 0.295 | 2147 |
| 0.295 | 0.31 | 355.3 |
| 0.31 | 0.32 | 62.6 |
| 0.32 | 0.4 | 1.50 |
| 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.51 |
Elsasser and Culbertson 1960
1 atm, 273 K
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 8.85 | 0.00148 |
| 8.93 | 0.0234 |
| 9.01 | 0.0467 |
| 9.09 | 0.0295 |
| 9.17 | 0.0234 |
| 9.26 | 0.0263 |
| 9.35 | 0.0932 |
| 9.43 | 1.05 |
| 9.51 | 1.48 |
| 9.57 | 0.371 |
| 9.64 | 1.48 |
| 9.71 | 0.932 |
| 9.80 | 0.740 |
| 9.90 | 0.416 |
| 10.0 | 0.186 |
| 10.1 | 0.0740 |
| 10.2 | 0.0186 |
| 10.3 | 0.00295 |
| 12.2 | 0.0000295 |
| 12.5 | 0.000186 |
| 12.8 | 0.000740 |
| 13.2 | 0.00186 |
| 13.5 | 0.0371 |
| 13.8 | 0.00467 |
| 14.1 | 0.00234 |
| 14.5 | 0.00371 |
| 14.9 | 0.00234 |
| 15.4 | 0.000932 |
| 15.9 | 0.000234 |
| 16.4 | 0.0000117 |
Gonima 1992
sea-level
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 9.075 | 9.265 | 34.0 |
| 9.260 | 9.320 | 130.0 |
| 9.320 | 9.400 | 272.0 |
| 9.400 | 9.480 | 406.0 |
| 9.475 | 9.605 | 395.0 |
| 9.615 | 9.745 | 333.0 |
| 9.740 | 9.860 | 216.0 |
| 9.855 | 9.945 | 112.0 |
| 9.955 | 10.045 | 40.0 |
| 10.045 | 10.135 | 7.5 |
Hanel et al. 1963
?
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 8.90 | 9.35 | 0.0063 |
| 9.35 | 9.9 | 0.16 |
| 9.9 | 10.1 | 0.0063 |
McDade 2007
stratosphere conditions?
| λ (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| 9.009 | 10 |
Sharma 2007
stratosphere conditions
| λLo (μ) | λHi (μ) | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.22 | 0.24 | 6094.67 |
| 0.25 | 0.27 | 12425.1 |
| 0.28 | 0.30 | 2335.37 |
Gramsch et al. 2004
ground conditions, Santiago de Chile
| wavelength domain | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| shortwave | 1020 ± 30 |
Verstraete 1986
sea-level conditions?
| wavelength domain | ka (m2 kg-1) |
|---|---|
| shortwave | 1500-12,000 |
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