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EARLINET observations of the 14–22-May long-range dust transport event during SAMUM 2006: validation of results from dust transport modelling

Müller, Detlef and Knippertz, Peter and Ansmann, Albert and Althausen, Dietrich and Tesche, Matthias and Bierwirth, Eike and Dinter, Tilman and Müller, Thomas and von Hoyningen-Huene, Wolfgang and Schepanski, Kerstin and Wendisch, Manfred and Heinold, Bernd and Kandler, Konrad and Petzold, Andreas and Schütz, Lothar and Tegen, Ina (2009) EARLINET observations of the 14–22-May long-range dust transport event during SAMUM 2006: validation of results from dust transport modelling. Tellus B - Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 61B, pp. 325-339. Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00400.x.

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Abstract

We observed a long-range transport event of mineral dust from North Africa to South Europe during the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) 2006. Geometrical and optical properties of that dust plume were determined with Sun photometer of the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) and Raman lidar near the North African source region, and with Sun photometers of AERONET and lidars of the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) in the far field in Europe. Extinction-to-backscatter ratios of the dust plume over Morocco and Southern Europe do not differ. Ångstr¨om exponents increase with distance from Morocco. We simulated the transport, and geometrical and optical properties of the dust plume with a dust transport model. The model results and the experimental data show similar times regarding the appearance of the dust plume over each EARLINET site. Dust optical depth from the model agrees in most cases to particle optical depth measured with the Sun photometers. The vertical distribution of the mineral dust could be satisfactorily reproduced, if we use as benchmark the extinction profiles measured with lidar. In some cases we find differences. We assume that insufficient vertical resolution of the dust plume in the model calculations is one reason for these deviations.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/58056/
Document Type:Article
Title:EARLINET observations of the 14–22-May long-range dust transport event during SAMUM 2006: validation of results from dust transport modelling
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Müller, DetlefIfT, LeipzigUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Knippertz, PeterJohannes Gutenberg Univ. Mainz, MainzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ansmann, AlbertIfT, LeipzigUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Althausen, DietrichIfT, LeipzigUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tesche, MatthiasIfT, LeipzigUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bierwirth, EikeJohannes Gutenberg Univ. Mainz, MainzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Dinter, TilmanUniv. of Bremen, BremenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Müller, ThomasIfT, LeipzigUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
von Hoyningen-Huene, WolfgangUniv. of Bremen, BremenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schepanski, KerstinIfT, LeipzigUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wendisch, ManfredJohannes Gutenberg Univ. Mainz, MainzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Heinold, BerndIfT, LeipzigUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kandler, KonradDarmstadt Univ. of Technology, DarmstadtUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Petzold, AndreasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schütz, LotharJohannes Gutenberg Univ. Mainz, MainzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Tegen, InaIfT, LeipzigUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:2009
Journal or Publication Title:Tellus B - Chemical and Physical Meteorology
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:Yes
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:No
Volume:61B
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00400.x
Page Range:pp. 325-339
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Status:Published
Keywords:Saharan dust, SAMUM, AERONET
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)
HGF - Program:Space (old)
HGF - Program Themes:W EO - Erdbeobachtung
DLR - Research area:Space
DLR - Program:W EO - Erdbeobachtung
DLR - Research theme (Project):W - Vorhaben LIDAR-Forschung und -Entwicklung (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Atmospheric Trace Species
Deposited By: Freund, Jana
Deposited On:12 Feb 2009
Last Modified:08 Mar 2018 18:52

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