Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset
More than 2 years of columnar atmospheric aerosol measurements (2006–2009) at the Tamanrasset site (22.79° N, 5.53° E, 1377 m a.s.l.), in the heart of the Sahara, are analysed. Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) level 2.0 data were used. The KCICLO (K is the name of a constant and ciclo means cycle i...
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ftaemet:oai:repositorio.aemet.es:20.500.11765/509 2024-06-23T07:45:00+00:00 Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset Guirado-Fuentes, Carmen Cuevas Agulló, Emilio Cachorro, Victoria E. Toledano, Carlos Alonso Pérez, Silvia Bustos Seguela, Juan José de Basart, Sara Romero Campos, Pedro Miguel Camino, Carlos Mimouni, Mohamed Zeudmi, L. Goloub, Philippe Baldasano, José María Frutos Baraja, Ángel Máximo de 2014 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/509 eng eng European Geosciences Union https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-11753-2014 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/262254 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 2014, 14(21), p. 11753-11773 1680-7316 1680-7324 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/509 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Partículas minerales Aerosoles AERONET Aerosols Mineral dust info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2014 ftaemet https://doi.org/20.500.11765/50910.5194/acp-14-11753-2014 2024-06-03T14:17:56Z More than 2 years of columnar atmospheric aerosol measurements (2006–2009) at the Tamanrasset site (22.79° N, 5.53° E, 1377 m a.s.l.), in the heart of the Sahara, are analysed. Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) level 2.0 data were used. The KCICLO (K is the name of a constant and ciclo means cycle in Spanish) method was applied to a part of the level 1.5 data series to improve the quality of the results. The annual variability of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Ångström exponent (AE) has been found to be strongly linked to the convective boundary layer (CBL) thermodynamic features. The dry-cool season (autumn and winter) is characterized by a shallow CBL and very low mean turbidity (AOD ~ 0.09 at 440 nm, AE ~ 0.62). The wet-hot season (spring and summer) is dominated by high turbidity of coarse dust particles (AE ~ 0.28, AOD ~ 0.39 at 440 nm) and a deep CBL. The aerosol-type characterization shows desert mineral dust as the prevailing aerosol. Both pure Saharan dust and very clear sky conditions are observed depending on the season. However, several case studies indicate an anthropogenic fine mode contribution from the industrial areas in Libya and Algeria. The concentration weighted trajectory (CWT) source apportionment method was used to identify potential sources of air masses arriving at Tamanrasset at several heights for each season. Microphysical and optical properties and precipitable water vapour were also investigated. The AERONET sun photometer at Tamanrasset has been calibrated within AERONET-EUROPE TNA supported by the PHOTONS and RIMA networks and partially financed by the European Community – Research Infrastructure Action under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) “Capacities” specific programme for Integrating Activities, ACTRIS grant agreement no. 262254. Financial support from the Spanish MINECO (projects CGL2011-23413, CGL2012-33576 and CGL2012-37505) is also gratefully acknowledged. J. M. Baldasano and S. Basart acknowledge the Supercomputación y eCiencia project (CSD2007-0050) ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Aerosol Robotic Network ARCIMÍS (Archivo Climatológico y Meteorológico Institucional - AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología) Rima ENVELOPE(-45.400,-45.400,-60.633,-60.633) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 14 21 11753 11773 |
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More than 2 years of columnar atmospheric aerosol measurements (2006–2009) at the Tamanrasset site (22.79° N, 5.53° E, 1377 m a.s.l.), in the heart of the Sahara, are analysed. Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) level 2.0 data were used. The KCICLO (K is the name of a constant and ciclo means cycle in Spanish) method was applied to a part of the level 1.5 data series to improve the quality of the results. The annual variability of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Ångström exponent (AE) has been found to be strongly linked to the convective boundary layer (CBL) thermodynamic features. The dry-cool season (autumn and winter) is characterized by a shallow CBL and very low mean turbidity (AOD ~ 0.09 at 440 nm, AE ~ 0.62). The wet-hot season (spring and summer) is dominated by high turbidity of coarse dust particles (AE ~ 0.28, AOD ~ 0.39 at 440 nm) and a deep CBL. The aerosol-type characterization shows desert mineral dust as the prevailing aerosol. Both pure Saharan dust and very clear sky conditions are observed depending on the season. However, several case studies indicate an anthropogenic fine mode contribution from the industrial areas in Libya and Algeria. The concentration weighted trajectory (CWT) source apportionment method was used to identify potential sources of air masses arriving at Tamanrasset at several heights for each season. Microphysical and optical properties and precipitable water vapour were also investigated. The AERONET sun photometer at Tamanrasset has been calibrated within AERONET-EUROPE TNA supported by the PHOTONS and RIMA networks and partially financed by the European Community – Research Infrastructure Action under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) “Capacities” specific programme for Integrating Activities, ACTRIS grant agreement no. 262254. Financial support from the Spanish MINECO (projects CGL2011-23413, CGL2012-33576 and CGL2012-37505) is also gratefully acknowledged. J. M. Baldasano and S. Basart acknowledge the Supercomputación y eCiencia project (CSD2007-0050) ... |
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Guirado-Fuentes, Carmen Cuevas Agulló, Emilio Cachorro, Victoria E. Toledano, Carlos Alonso Pérez, Silvia Bustos Seguela, Juan José de Basart, Sara Romero Campos, Pedro Miguel Camino, Carlos Mimouni, Mohamed Zeudmi, L. Goloub, Philippe Baldasano, José María Frutos Baraja, Ángel Máximo de |
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Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset |
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Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset |
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Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset |
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Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset |
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Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset |
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aerosol characterization at the saharan aeronet site tamanrasset |
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