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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-14097-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-14097-2023
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Research article
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14 Nov 2023
Research article |
| 14 Nov 2023
| 14 Nov 2023
Wildfire smoke triggers cirrus formation: lidar observations over the eastern Mediterranean
Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Limassol, Cyprus
Dep. of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
Albert Ansmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Kevin Ohneiser
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Daniel A. Knopf
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, USA
Argyro Nisantzi
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Limassol, Cyprus
Dep. of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
Johannes Bühl
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Harz University of Applied Sciences, Wernigerode, Germany
Ronny Engelmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Annett Skupin
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Patric Seifert
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Holger Baars
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Dragos Ene
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Limassol, Cyprus
Ulla Wandinger
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Diofantos Hadjimitsis
Eratosthenes Centre of Excellence, Limassol, Cyprus
Dep. of Civil Engineering and Geomatics, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Measurement report: Violent biomass burning and volcanic eruptions – a new period of elevated stratospheric aerosol over central Europe (2017 to 2023) in a long series of observations T. Trickl et al. 10.5194/acp-24-1997-2024
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Short summary
For the first time, rather clear evidence is found that wildfire smoke particles can trigger strong cirrus formation. This finding is of importance because intensive and large wildfires may occur increasingly often in the future as climate change proceeds. Based on lidar observations in Cyprus in autumn 2020, we provide detailed insight into the cirrus formation at the tropopause in the presence of aged wildfire smoke (here, 8–9 day old Californian wildfire smoke).
For the first time, rather clear evidence is found that wildfire smoke particles can trigger...
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