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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-5931-2017
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-5931-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Microphysical characterization of long-range transported biomass burning particles from North America at three EARLINET stations
Pablo Ortiz-Amezcua
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA),
18006, Granada,
Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada,
Spain
Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA),
18006, Granada,
Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada,
Spain
María José Granados-Muñoz
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA),
18006, Granada,
Spain
NASA/JPL/California Institute of Technology, Wrightwood, CA, USA
José Antonio Benavent-Oltra
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA),
18006, Granada,
Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada,
Spain
Christine Böckmann
Institute of Mathematics, Potsdam University, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Stefanos Samaras
Institute of Mathematics, Potsdam University, 14469 Potsdam, Germany
Iwona S. Stachlewska
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
(IGFUW), 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
Łucja Janicka
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw
(IGFUW), 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
Holger Baars
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Stephanie Bohlmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Lucas Alados-Arboledas
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA),
18006, Granada,
Spain
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada,
Spain
Data sets
AERONET database AERONET https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov
Earlinet database Earlinet http://access.earlinet.org/EARLINET/SearchPage.aspx
Short summary
Strong events of biomass burning aerosol transported from North American forest fires were detected during July 2013 at three European stations from EARLINET. Satellite observations and models were used to estimate the smoke sources and transport paths. Using lidar techniques and regularization algorithms, the aerosol layers were optically and microphysically characterized, finding some common features among the events, concerning the similar aging processes undergone by the particles.
Strong events of biomass burning aerosol transported from North American forest fires were...
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