Radiative properties of internal/external mixture of agglomerates in random orientation

The discrete dipole approximation method was used to compute the radiative characteristic parameters including the optical cross-sections, single-scattering albedo and asymmetrical parameter for a variety of mixed agglomerates in different mixing states at a visible wavelength 0.55 m. It is shown that the influence of the mixing states on the asymmetrical parameter is very great, and that on the scattering cross section and single-scattering albedo is heavy, while that on the absorption and extinction cross sections is not obvious. The influence of mixing patterns on the asymmetrical parameter, scattering cross section and single-scattering albedo is becoming more obvious with the increase of the size of agglomerates. The mixture ratios has an obvious effect on the radiative characteristic quantities of agglomerates in internal and external mixing states, and the effect varies with the monomer diameters, and number of monomers in the agglomerates. The scattering cross-sections of external mixture of agglomerates are larger than those of their internally mixed counterparts, but the single-scattering albedo decreases accordingly at the same mixture ratios.