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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8479-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8479-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
| 
30 Jul 2015
Research article |
| 30 Jul 2015
Advances in understanding mineral dust and boundary layer processes over the Sahara from Fennec aircraft observations
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK
J. B. McQuaid
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
C. Flamant
Sorbonne Universités, UPMC, Université Paris 06, CNRS & UVSQ, UMR 8190 LATMOS, Paris, France
P. D. Rosenberg
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
R. Washington
School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
H. E. Brindley
Space and Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK
E. J. Highwood
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK
J. H. Marsham
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
D. J. Parker
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
M. C. Todd
Department of Geography, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK
J. R. Banks
Space and Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK
J. K. Brooke
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Met Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
S. Engelstaedter
School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
V. Estelles
Dept. Física Fundamental y Experimental, Electrónica y Sistemas, Universidad de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
now at: Department of Earth Physics and Thermodynamics, Universitat de València, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
P. Formenti
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil, France
L. Garcia-Carreras
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
C. Kocha
Sorbonne Universités, UPMC, Université Paris 06, CNRS & UVSQ, UMR 8190 LATMOS, Paris, France
F. Marenco
Met Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
H. Sodemann
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
now at: Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
C. J. T. Allen
School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
A. Bourdon
SAFIRE, UMS CNRS-CNES-Météo-France, Francazal, France
M. Bart
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
now at: Aeroqual Ltd, 109 Valley Road, Auckland, New Zealand
C. Cavazos-Guerra
Department of Geography, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK
now at: Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Berliner Straße 130, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
S. Chevaillier
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil, France
J. Crosier
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
E. Darbyshire
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6BB, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
A. R. Dean
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
J. R. Dorsey
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
J. Kent
Met Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
D. O'Sullivan
Met Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
K. Schepanski
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
now at: Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Met Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
J. Trembath
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
A. Woolley
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
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Short summary
Measurements of the Saharan atmosphere and of atmospheric mineral dust are lacking but are vital to our understanding of the climate of this region and their impacts further afield. Novel observations were made by the Fennec climate programme during June 2011 and 2012 using ground-based, remote sensing and airborne platforms. Here we describe the airborne observations and the contributions they have made to furthering our understanding of the Saharan climate system.
Measurements of the Saharan atmosphere and of atmospheric mineral dust are lacking but are vital...
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