Aerosol Distributions and Transport over Southern Morocco from Ground-Based and Satellite Observations (2004–2020)

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Tristan Millet, Hassan Bencherif, Aziza Bounhir, Nelson Bègue, Kévin Lamy, Marion Ranaivombola, Zouhair Benkhaldoun, Thierry Portafaix, Valentin Duflot
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: aerosol optical depth; Angström exponent; aerosol volumetric size distribution; AERONET; MODIS; MERRA-2; CAMS; HYSPLIT; dust desert; Morocco; Merra; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13060923

The present study investigates the optical properties of aerosols on daily and seasonal scales with the use of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Angström exponent (AE) data retrieved from AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) and collected at four stations in Southern Morocco—Saada (31.63° N; 8.16° W)...