haze

in atmospheric chemistry

A state of reduced visibility ( $Math - text$ – $Math - text$ ) resulting from the increased light scatter due to the presence of fine dust or aerosol particles (H₂SO₄, NH₄HSO₄, products of the ozone-terpene reactions, etc.).

Source:

PAC, 1990, 62, 2167 (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2193

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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.

Last update: 2008-10-07; version: 2.0.2.

DOI of this term: https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02750.

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