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Research article
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15 Dec 2021
Research article |
| 15 Dec 2021
| 15 Dec 2021
First insights into northern Africa high-altitude background aerosol chemical composition and source influences
Nabil Deabji
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Atmospheric
Chemistry Department (ACD), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
LS3MN3E-CERNE2D, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University in Rabat, 4 Avenue Ibn Battouta, B.P. 1040, 10100 Rabat, Morocco
Khanneh Wadinga Fomba
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Atmospheric
Chemistry Department (ACD), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Souad El Hajjaji
LS3MN3E-CERNE2D, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University in Rabat, 4 Avenue Ibn Battouta, B.P. 1040, 10100 Rabat, Morocco
Abdelwahid Mellouki
Institut de Combustion Aérothermique Réactivité et
Environnement/OSUC-CNRS, 1C Avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071
Orléans Cedex 2, France
Laurent Poulain
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Atmospheric
Chemistry Department (ACD), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Sebastian Zeppenfeld
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Atmospheric
Chemistry Department (ACD), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Atmospheric
Chemistry Department (ACD), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Short summary
Mountain and high-altitude sites provide representative data for the lower free troposphere, various pathways for aerosol interactions, and changing boundary layer heights useful in understanding atmospheric composition. However, only few studies exist in African regions despite diversity in both natural and anthropogenic emissions. This study provides detailed atmospheric studies in the northern African high-altitude region.
Mountain and high-altitude sites provide representative data for the lower free troposphere,...
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