[HTML][HTML] Monitoring the impact of desert dust outbreaks for air quality for health studies
We review the major features of desert dust outbreaks that are relevant to the assessment of
dust impacts upon human health. Our ultimate goal is to provide scientific guidance for the …
dust impacts upon human health. Our ultimate goal is to provide scientific guidance for the …
Atmospheric composition change–global and regional air quality
Air quality transcends all scales with in the atmosphere from the local to the global with
handovers and feedbacks at each scale interaction. Air quality has manifold effects on …
handovers and feedbacks at each scale interaction. Air quality has manifold effects on …
EARLINET: towards an advanced sustainable European aerosol lidar network
G Pappalardo, A Amodeo, A Apituley… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - amt.copernicus.org
The European Aerosol Research Lidar Network, EARLINET, was founded in 2000 as a
research project for establishing a quantitative, comprehensive, and statistically significant …
research project for establishing a quantitative, comprehensive, and statistically significant …
African dust outbreaks over the Mediterranean Basin during 2001–2011: PM10 concentrations, phenomenology and trends, and its relation with synoptic and …
The occurrence of African dust outbreaks over the whole Mediterranean Basin has been
studied on an 11-yr period (2001–2011). In order to evaluate the impact of such mineral dust …
studied on an 11-yr period (2001–2011). In order to evaluate the impact of such mineral dust …
Remote sensing of particulate pollution from space: have we reached the promised land?
RM Hoff, SA Christopher - Journal of the Air & Waste Management …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The recent literature on satellite remote sensing of air quality is reviewed. 2009 is the 50th
anniversary of the first satellite atmospheric observations. For the first 40 of those years …
anniversary of the first satellite atmospheric observations. For the first 40 of those years …
Megacities as hot spots of air pollution in the East Mediterranean
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the actual knowledge on the atmospheric
pollution sources, transport, transformation and levels in the East Mediterranean. It focuses …
pollution sources, transport, transformation and levels in the East Mediterranean. It focuses …
Saharan Mineral Dust Experiments SAMUM–1 and SAMUM–2: what have we learned?
Two comprehensive field campaigns were conducted in 2006 and 2008 in the framework of
the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) project. The relationship between chemical …
the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) project. The relationship between chemical …
Three-dimensional evolution of Saharan dust transport towards Europe based on a 9-year EARLINET-optimized CALIPSO dataset
In this study we use a new dust product developed using CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar
and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) observations and EARLINET (European …
and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) observations and EARLINET (European …
Comparison of CALIPSO aerosol optical depth retrievals to AERONET measurements, and a climatology for the lidar ratio of dust
GL Schuster, M Vaughan, D MacDonnell… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - acp.copernicus.org
We compared CALIPSO column aerosol optical depths at 0.532 μm to measurements at 147
AERONET sites, synchronized to within 30 min of satellite overpass times during a 3-yr …
AERONET sites, synchronized to within 30 min of satellite overpass times during a 3-yr …
Fine and coarse dust separation with polarization lidar
RE Mamouri, A Ansmann - Atmospheric Measurement …, 2014 - amt.copernicus.org
The polarization-lidar photometer networking (POLIPHON) method for separating dust and
non-dust aerosol backscatter and extinction, volume, and mass concentration is extended to …
non-dust aerosol backscatter and extinction, volume, and mass concentration is extended to …