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Aerosol characterization at the Saharan AERONET site Tamanrasset
C. Guirado
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Atmospheric Optics Group, University of Valladolid (GOA-UVA), Valladolid, Spain
E. Cuevas
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
V. E. Cachorro
Atmospheric Optics Group, University of Valladolid (GOA-UVA), Valladolid, Spain
C. Toledano
Atmospheric Optics Group, University of Valladolid (GOA-UVA), Valladolid, Spain
S. Alonso-Pérez
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Universidad Europea de Canarias, Laureate International Universities, La Orotava, Spain
J. J. Bustos
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
S. Basart
Earth Sciences Department, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación, BSC-CNS, Barcelona, Spain
P. M. Romero
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
C. Camino
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), State Meteorological Agency of Spain (AEMET), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
M. Mimouni
Office National de la Météorologie, Direction Méteo Regionale Sud, Tamanrasset, Algeria
L. Zeudmi
Office National de la Météorologie, Direction Méteo Regionale Sud, Tamanrasset, Algeria
P. Goloub
Laboratoire d'Optique Atmosphérique, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Lille, France
J. M. Baldasano
Earth Sciences Department, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación, BSC-CNS, Barcelona, Spain
Environmental Modeling Laboratory, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
A. M. de Frutos
Atmospheric Optics Group, University of Valladolid (GOA-UVA), Valladolid, Spain
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Tamanrasset, in the heart of the Sahara, is a key site for aerosol research. The analysis of more than 2 years (2006-2009) of AERONET and KCICLO-corrected sun photometer measurements shows that atmospheric aerosols at Tamanrasset are modulated by the Convective Boundary Layer leading to pure Saharan dust conditions (April-September) and very clear sky conditions (November-February). Dust potential sources and anthropogenic fine aerosols arriving at Tamanrasset are also identified.
Tamanrasset, in the heart of the Sahara, is a key site for aerosol research. The analysis of...
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