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Research article
| 
31 Jul 2023
Research article |
| 31 Jul 2023
| 31 Jul 2023
Investigation of the effects of the Greek extreme wildfires of August 2021 on air quality and spectral solar irradiance
Akriti Masoom
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation
Center (PMOD/WRC), 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Ilias Fountoulakis
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology, Academy of
Athens, Athens, 10680, Greece
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Stelios Kazadzis
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation
Center (PMOD/WRC), 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, I. Metaxa and Vas. Pavlou, P. Penteli, Athens, 15236, Greece
Ioannis-Panagiotis Raptis
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, I. Metaxa and Vas. Pavlou, P. Penteli, Athens, 15236, Greece
Anna Kampouri
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
Basil E. Psiloglou
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, I. Metaxa and Vas. Pavlou, P. Penteli, Athens, 15236, Greece
Dimitra Kouklaki
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Eleni Marinou
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Stavros Solomos
Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology, Academy of
Athens, Athens, 10680, Greece
Anna Gialitaki
Earth Observation Science Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
Dimitra Founda
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, I. Metaxa and Vas. Pavlou, P. Penteli, Athens, 15236, Greece
Vasileios Salamalikis
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, University of Patras, Patras, 26500, Greece
Dimitris Kaskaoutis
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, I. Metaxa and Vas. Pavlou, P. Penteli, Athens, 15236, Greece
Natalia Kouremeti
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation
Center (PMOD/WRC), 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Nikolaos Mihalopoulos
Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development,
National Observatory of Athens, I. Metaxa and Vas. Pavlou, P. Penteli, Athens, 15236, Greece
Vassilis Amiridis
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, 15236, Greece
Andreas Kazantzidis
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, University of Patras, Patras, 26500, Greece
Alexandros Papayannis
Laser Remote Sensing Unit, Department of Physics, National and
Technical University of Athens, Zografou, 15780, Greece
Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and Their Impacts, School of
Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Christos S. Zerefos
Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology, Academy of
Athens, Athens, 10680, Greece
Center for Environmental Effects on Health, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation for the Environmental Sciences, Athens, 10675, Greece
Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO), Costa Navarino, Messinia, 24001, Greece
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Athens, 15784, Greece
Center for Environmental Effects on Health, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, 11527, Greece
Data sets
Advancements in the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Version 3 database – automated near-real-time quality control algorithm with improved cloud screening for Sun photometer aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements (https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/new_web/aerosols.html) D. M. Giles, A. Sinyuk, M. G. Sorokin, J. S. Schafer, A. Smirnov, I. Slutsker, T. F. Eck, B. N. Holben, J. R. Lewis, J. R. Campbell, E. J. Welton, S. V. Korkin, and A. I. Lyapustin https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-169-2019
Short summary
We analyse the spatial and temporal aerosol spectral optical properties during the extreme wildfires of August 2021 in Greece and assess their effects on air quality and solar radiation quantities related to health, agriculture, and energy. Different aerosol conditions are identified (pure smoke, pure dust, dust–smoke together); the largest impact on solar radiation quantities is found for cases with mixed dust–smoke aerosols. Such situations are expected to occur more frequently in the future.
We analyse the spatial and temporal aerosol spectral optical properties during the extreme...
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