Treffer: Profiling of aerosol microphysical properties at several EARLINET/AERONET sites during the July 2012 ChArMEx/EMEP campaign

Title:
Profiling of aerosol microphysical properties at several EARLINET/AERONET sites during the July 2012 ChArMEx/EMEP campaign
Authors:
Granados Muñoz, María José, Navas Guzmán, Francisco, Guerrero Rascado, Juan Luis, Bravo Aranda, Juan Antonio, Binietoglou, Ioannis, Nepomuceno Pereira, Sergio, Basart Alpuente, Sara, Baldasano Recio, José María, Belegante, Livio, Chaikovsky, Anatoli, Comerón Tejero, Adolfo, D'Amico, Giuseppe, Muñoz Porcar, Constantino, Rodríguez, Alejandro, Sicard, Michaël, Nickovic, Slobodan, Papayannis, Alexander, Pappalardo, Gelsomina, Wandinger, Ulla, Alados Arboledas, Lucas
Contributors:
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de Projectes i de la Construcció, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GReCT - Grup de Recerca de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RSLAB - Grup de Recerca en Teledetecció
Publisher Information:
European Geosciences Union
Publication Year:
2016
Collection:
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech: UPCommons - Global access to UPC knowledge
Subject Terms:
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Química del medi ambient, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Enginyeria ambiental, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica, Air quality -- Measurement -- Mathematical models, Optical radar, Mineral dust, Atmospheric aerosols, Aerosol, Forecasting--Data processing, Mineral dusts—Measurement, WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN BASIN, NMMB/BSC-DUST MODEL, SAHARAN DUST, DESERT DUST, NORTHERN AFRICA, OPTICAL-PROPERTIES, GLOBAL SCALES, RAMAN LIDAR, MIDDLE-EAST, ChArMEx database, Lidar Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC), Aerosol types, Seasonal forecasting, Aire -- Qualitat -- Mesurament -- Models matemàtics, Radar òptic, Pols mineral, Aerosols atmosfèrics, Aerosols, Clima—Observacions, Pols
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift article in journal/newspaper
File Description:
24 p.; application/pdf
Language:
English
Relation:
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/7043/2016/; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/6PN/TEC2012-34575; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//TEC2015-63832-P/ES/TELEDETECCION LIDAR ATMOSFERICA Y OBSERVACIONES COOPERATIVAS: EXPLOTACION, PROCESADO DE LA SEÑAL Y BALANCE RADIATIVO./; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//CGL2013-45410-R/ES/SEGUIMIENTO REGIONAL DEL AEROSOL ATMOSFERICO EN TRES DIMENSIONES COMBINANDO LIDAR MULTIESPECTRAL Y RED DE CEILOMETROS-RADIOMETROS./; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//CGL2011-13580-E/ES/PARTICIPACION ESPAÑOLA EN CHARMEX (THE CHEMISTRY-AEROSOL MEDITERRANEAN EXPERIMENT) ¿ CHARMEX-SP2/; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//CGL2011-16124-E/ES/RED SOBRE TECNICAS Y TECNOLOGIAS AVANZADAS DE TELEDETECCION Y MODELIZACION DE AEROSOLES ATMOSFERICOS/; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//CGL2013-46736-R/ES/PREDICCION DE AEROSOLES Y EVALUACION DEL FORZAMIENTO RADIATIVO PARA APLICACIONES METEOROLOGICAS Y CLIMATICAS CON EL MODELO ON-LINE NMMB%2FBSC-CTM/; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/654109/EU/Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure/ACTRIS-2; http://hdl.handle.net/2117/90093
DOI:
10.5194/acp-16-7043-2016
Availability:
http://hdl.handle.net/2117/90093
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-7043-2016
Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ ; Open Access
Accession Number:
edsbas.60D02E27
Database:
BASE

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The simultaneous analysis of aerosol microphysical properties profiles at different European stations is made in the framework of the ChArMEx/EMEP 2012 field campaign (9-11 July 2012). During and in support of this campaign, five lidar ground-based stations (Athens, Barcelona, Bucharest, A parts per thousand vora, and Granada) performed 72aEuro-h of continuous lidar measurements and collocated and coincident sun-photometer measurements. Therefore it was possible to retrieve volume concentration profiles with the Lidar Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC). Results indicated the presence of a mineral dust plume affecting the western Mediterranean region (mainly the Granada station), whereas a different aerosol plume was observed over the Balkans area. LIRIC profiles showed a predominance of coarse spheroid particles above Granada, as expected for mineral dust, and an aerosol plume composed mainly of fine and coarse spherical particles above Athens and Bucharest. Due to the exceptional characteristics of the ChArMEx database, the analysis of the microphysical properties profiles' temporal evolution was also possible. An in-depth analysis was performed mainly at the Granada station because of the availability of continuous lidar measurements and frequent AERONET inversion retrievals. The analysis at Granada was of special interest since the station was affected by mineral dust during the complete analyzed period. LIRIC was found to be a very useful tool for performing continuous monitoring of mineral dust, allowing for the analysis of the dynamics of the dust event in the vertical and temporal coordinates. Results obtained here illustrate the importance of having collocated and simultaneous advanced lidar and sun-photometer measurements in order to characterize the aerosol microphysical properties in both the vertical and temporal coordinates at a regional scale. In addition, this study revealed that the use of the depolarization information as input in LIRIC in the stations of Bucharest, A parts per thousand vora, and ...