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Research article
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30 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 30 Nov 2018
Three years of measurements of light-absorbing aerosols over coastal Namibia: seasonality, origin, and transport
Paola Formenti
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et
Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil,
France
Stuart John Piketh
School of Geo- and Spatial Science, Unit for Environmental Sciences
and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Andreas Namwoonde
Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC),
University of Namibia, Sam Nujoma Campus, Henties Bay, Namibia
Danitza Klopper
School of Geo- and Spatial Science, Unit for Environmental Sciences
and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Roelof Burger
School of Geo- and Spatial Science, Unit for Environmental Sciences
and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Mathieu Cazaunau
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et
Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil,
France
Anaïs Feron
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et
Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil,
France
Cécile Gaimoz
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et
Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil,
France
Stephen Broccardo
School of Geo- and Spatial Science, Unit for Environmental Sciences
and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Nicola Walton
School of Geo- and Spatial Science, Unit for Environmental Sciences
and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Karine Desboeufs
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et
Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil,
France
Guillaume Siour
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil et
Université Paris Diderot, Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Créteil,
France
Mattheus Hanghome
Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC),
University of Namibia, Sam Nujoma Campus, Henties Bay, Namibia
Samuel Mafwila
Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC),
University of Namibia, Sam Nujoma Campus, Henties Bay, Namibia
Edosa Omoregie
Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC),
University of Namibia, Sam Nujoma Campus, Henties Bay, Namibia
Wolfgang Junkermann
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and
Climate Research, IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Willy Maenhaut
Ghent University (UGent), Department of Chemistry, Gent, Belgium
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- Molecular characterization by ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry of dissolved black carbon-like molecules in summer along the Pearl River Estuary, China X. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100297
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- Chemical composition and source apportionment of atmospheric aerosols on the Namibian coast D. Klopper et al. 10.5194/acp-20-15811-2020
- Dust and radon levels on the west coast of Namibia – What did we learn? H. Liebenberg-Enslin et al. 10.1016/j.apr.2020.05.020
- Vertical distribution of the Asian tropopause aerosols detected by CALIPSO H. Niu et al. 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.111
- Aerosol above-cloud direct radiative effect and properties in the Namibian region during the AErosol, RadiatiOn, and CLOuds in southern Africa (AEROCLO-sA) field campaign – Multi-Viewing, Multi-Channel, Multi-Polarization (3MI) airborne simulator and sun photometer measurements A. Chauvigné et al. 10.5194/acp-21-8233-2021
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Short summary
Three-years of continuous measurements at the Henties Bay Aerosol Observatory (HBAO; 22°S, 14°05’E), Namibia, show that during the austral wintertime, long- and medium-range transport of pollution from biomass and fossil fuel burning give rise to peaks of light-absorbing black carbon aerosols into the marine boundary layer ahead of the main biomass burning season. This could affect the cloud properties.
Three-years of continuous measurements at the Henties Bay Aerosol Observatory (HBAO; 22°S,...
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