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Research article
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20 Apr 2018
Research article |
| 20 Apr 2018
Vertical distribution of aerosol optical properties in the Po Valley during the 2012 summer campaigns
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council, (ISAC-CNR), Rome, Italy
Sc Dept. of Physics, Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy
Paolo Cristofanelli
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council, (ISAC-CNR), Bologna, Italy
Stefano Decesari
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council, (ISAC-CNR), Bologna, Italy
Angela Marinoni
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council, (ISAC-CNR), Bologna, Italy
Silvia Sandrini
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council, (ISAC-CNR), Bologna, Italy
Johannes Größ
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Alfred Wiedensohler
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Chiara F. Di Marco
Natural Environment Research Council, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik, UK
Eiko Nemitz
Natural Environment Research Council, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik, UK
Francesco Cairo
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council, (ISAC-CNR), Rome, Italy
Luca Di Liberto
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council, (ISAC-CNR), Rome, Italy
Federico Fierli
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Research Council, (ISAC-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Identifying forecast uncertainties for biogenic gases in the Po Valley related to model configuration in EURAD-IM during PEGASOS 2012 A. Vogel & H. Elbern 10.5194/acp-21-4039-2021
- Comparison of co-located refractory black carbon (rBC) and elemental carbon (EC) mass concentration measurements during field campaigns at several European sites R. Pileci et al. 10.5194/amt-14-1379-2021
- Aerosol optical depth climatology from the high-resolution MAIAC product over Europe: differences between major European cities and their surrounding environments L. Di Antonio et al. 10.5194/acp-23-12455-2023
- Transport of Po Valley aerosol pollution to the northwestern Alps – Part 1: Phenomenology H. Diémoz et al. 10.5194/acp-19-3065-2019
- A multiwavelength numerical model in support of quantitative retrievals of aerosol properties from automated lidar ceilometers and test applications for AOT and PM10 estimation D. Dionisi et al. 10.5194/amt-11-6013-2018
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This paper analyses some of the processes affecting PM levels over the Po Valley, one of the most polluted regions of Europe, during the 2012 summer campaigns. Under conditions of air transport from the Sahara, data show that desert dust can rapidly penetrate into the lower atmosphere, directly affecting the PM concentration at the ground. Processes of particles growth in high relative humidity and uplift of local soil particles, potentially affecting PM level, are also analysed.
This paper analyses some of the processes affecting PM levels over the Po Valley, one of the...
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