Measuring air pollution from the 2021 Canary Islands volcanic eruption

M Filonchyk, MP Peterson, A Gusev, F Hu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain)
began on September 19, 2021 and ended on December 13, 2021. It lasted continuously for …

Mediterranean intense desert dust outbreaks and their vertical structure based on remote sensing data

A Gkikas, S Basart, N Hatzianastassiou… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The main aim of the present study is to describe the vertical structure of the intense
Mediterranean dust outbreaks, based on the use of satellite and surface-based retrievals …

Aerosol scattering and absorption Angström exponents as indicators of dust and dust-free days over Granada (Spain)

A Valenzuela, FJ Olmo, H Lyamani, M Antón… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the assessment of atmospheric aerosol optical properties at the
surface and in atmospheric column during both desert dust and dust-free conditions over …

Study of the planetary boundary layer height in an urban environment using a combination of microwave radiometer and ceilometer

G de Arruda Moreira, JL Guerrero-Rascado… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) is an important part of the atmosphere that is
relevant in different atmospheric fields like pollutant dispersion, and weather forecasting. In …

Study of the planetary boundary layer by microwave radiometer, elastic lidar and Doppler lidar estimations in Southern Iberian Peninsula

G de Arruda Moreira, JL Guerrero-Rascado… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) is a relevant part of the atmosphere with a
variable extension that clearly plays an important role in fields like air quality or weather …

An automatic observation-based aerosol typing method for EARLINET

N Papagiannopoulos, L Mona… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
We present an automatic aerosol classification method based solely on the European
Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) intensive optical parameters with the aim of …

Near-real-time processing of a ceilometer network assisted with sun-photometer data: monitoring a dust outbreak over the Iberian Peninsula

A Cazorla, JA Casquero-Vera, R Román… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
The interest in the use of ceilometers for optical aerosol characterization has increased in
the last few years. They operate continuously almost unattended and are also much less …

EARLINET observations of Saharan dust intrusions over the northern Mediterranean region (2014–2017): properties and impact on radiative forcing

O Soupiona, A Papayannis, P Kokkalis… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Remote sensing measurements of aerosols using depolarization Raman lidar systems from
four EARLINET (European Aerosol Research Lidar Network) stations are used for a …

Classification of aerosol radiative properties during African desert dust intrusions over southeastern Spain by sector origins and cluster analysis

A Valenzuela, FJ Olmo, H Lyamani… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The main goal of this study is to analyze the dependence of columnar aerosol optical and
microphysical properties on source region and transport pathways during desert dust …

Vertical characterization of fine and coarse dust particles during an intense Saharan dust outbreak over the Iberian Peninsula in springtime 2021

MÁ López-Cayuela… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
An intense and long-lasting Saharan dust outbreak crossed the Iberian Peninsula (IP) from
the southwest (SW) to the northeast (NE) from 25 March until 7 April 2021. This work aims to …