Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: 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
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: European Geosciences Union 2014
• Subjects: Partículas minerales; Aerosoles; AERONET; Aerosols; Mineral dust; Rima; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11765/509

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...