The impact of mineral dust on cloud formation during the Saharan dust event in April 2014 over Europe

Weger, Michael; Heinold, Bernd; Engler, Christa; Schumann, Ulrich; Seifert, Axel; Fößig, Romy; Voigt, Christiane; Baars, Holger; Blahak, Ulrich; Borrmann, Stephan; Hoose, Corinna; Kaufmann, Stefan; Krämer, Martina; Seifert, Patric; Senf, Fabian; Schneider, Johannes; Tegen, Ina

doi:10.5194/acp-18-17545-2018

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The impact of mineral dust on cloud formation during the Saharan dust event in April 2014 over Europe

Michael Weger, Bernd Heinold, Christa Engler, Ulrich Schumann, Axel Seifert, Romy Fößig, Christiane Voigt, Holger Baars, Ulrich Blahak, Stephan Borrmann, Corinna Hoose, Stefan Kaufmann, Martina Krämer, Patric Seifert, Fabian Senf, Johannes Schneider, and Ina Tegen

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Short summary

The impact of desert dust on cloud formation is investigated for a major Saharan dust event over Europe by interactive regional dust modeling. Dust particles are very efficient ice-nucleating particles promoting the formation of ice crystals in clouds. The simulations show that the observed extensive cirrus development was likely related to the above-average dust load. The interactive dust–cloud feedback in the model significantly improves the agreement with aircraft and satellite observations.


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