[PP1-4-3] Absorption Coefficient

When the mass cross-section is multiplied by the density of particle, the extinction coefficient is calculated, namely the sum of absorption and scattering coefficient, whose the units are related to length. Especially, the absorption coefficient (k (cm•atm)-1) is the product of strength of absorption with the Loschmidt’s number.

External resources

• K. N. Liou, An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation - Second Edition – Academic Press (2002, 1980, p. 9 and 73)

Learning outcomes

• 1455 - Illustrate the concept of Absorption Coefficient

  Illustrate the concept of Absorption Coefficient

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PP1-4-3] Absorption Coefficient subclassof [PP1-4] Fundamentals of Radiative Transfer

Contributors

• Andreas Kazantzidis
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andreas_Kazantzidis
• Valerio Tramutoli
  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3875-7909