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Table 1 Dust model parameters (X ₁–X ₇)

From: Feasibility of retrieving dust properties and total column water vapor from solar spectra measured using a lander camera on Mars

Parameter (X)		X _a	X _min	X _max	ΔX	ΔX/X _α	Reference
X ₁	τ	0.4	0.1	1.0	0.9	2.25	1
X ₂	r _eff	1.6 μm	1.2 μm	2.0 μm	0.8 μm	0.5	2
X ₃	v _eff	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3	1.5	2
X ₄	ρ _A	0.03	0	0.05	0.05	1.67	3
X ₅	m ₀	1.5	1.4	1.6	0.2	0.133	4
X ₆	k ₀	0.001	0	0.002	0.002	2	4
X ₇	z _s	14 km	5 km	20 km	15 km	1.07	5

References (1) Smith and Lemmon 1999; (2) Tomasko et al. 1999; (3) Ehlers et al. 2014; (4) Dabrowska et al. 2015; (5) Hoekzema et al. 2010.

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