Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET
Abstract. We provide an atmospheric aerosol characterization for North Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Middle East based on the analysis of quality-assured direct-sun observations of 39 stations of the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) which include at least an annual cycle within t...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.187.6809 2023-05-15T13:06:02+02:00 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET S. Basart C. Pérez E. Cuevas J. M. Baldasano G. P. Gobbi The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2009 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.187.6809 http://www.bsc.es/media/2680.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.187.6809 http://www.bsc.es/media/2680.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.bsc.es/media/2680.pdf text 2009 ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T16:44:29Z Abstract. We provide an atmospheric aerosol characterization for North Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Middle East based on the analysis of quality-assured direct-sun observations of 39 stations of the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) which include at least an annual cycle within the 1994–2007 period. We extensively test and apply the recently introduced graphical method of Gobbi and co-authors to track and discriminate different aerosol types and quantify the contribution of mineral dust. The method relies on the combined analysis of the ˚Angström exponent (α) and its spectral curvature δα. Plotting data in these coordinates allows to infer aerosol fine mode radius (Rf) and fractional contribution (η) to total Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and separate AOD growth due to fine-mode aerosol humidification and/or coagulation from AOD growth due to the increase Text Aerosol Robotic Network Unknown |
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Abstract. We provide an atmospheric aerosol characterization for North Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and Middle East based on the analysis of quality-assured direct-sun observations of 39 stations of the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) which include at least an annual cycle within the 1994–2007 period. We extensively test and apply the recently introduced graphical method of Gobbi and co-authors to track and discriminate different aerosol types and quantify the contribution of mineral dust. The method relies on the combined analysis of the ˚Angström exponent (α) and its spectral curvature δα. Plotting data in these coordinates allows to infer aerosol fine mode radius (Rf) and fractional contribution (η) to total Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and separate AOD growth due to fine-mode aerosol humidification and/or coagulation from AOD growth due to the increase |
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S. Basart C. Pérez E. Cuevas J. M. Baldasano G. P. Gobbi Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET |
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET |
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atmospheric chemistry and physics aerosol characterization in northern africa, northeastern atlantic, mediterranean basin and middle east from direct-sun aeronet |
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