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Research article
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30 Apr 2024
Research article |
| 30 Apr 2024
| 30 Apr 2024
Tropospheric sulfate from Cumbre Vieja (La Palma) observed over Cabo Verde contrasted with background conditions: a lidar case study of aerosol extinction, backscatter, depolarization and lidar ratio profiles at 355, 532 and 1064 nm
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Institute for Meteorology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
Athena Augusta Floutsi
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Moritz Haarig
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Martin Radenz
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Ronny Engelmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Dietrich Althausen
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Annett Skupin
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Albert Ansmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Cordula Zenk
Ocean Science Center Mindelo, Mindelo, Cabo Verde
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
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Short summary
Sulfate aerosol from the volcanic eruption at La Palma in 2021 was observed over Cabo Verde. We characterized the aerosol burden based on a case study of lidar and sun photometer observations. We compared the volcanic case to the typical background conditions (reference case) to quantify the volcanic pollution. We show the first ever measurements of the extinction coefficient, lidar ratio and depolarization ratio at 1064 nm for volcanic sulfate.
Sulfate aerosol from the volcanic eruption at La Palma in 2021 was observed over Cabo Verde. We...
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