Characterization of aerosol over the eastern Mediterranean by polarization-sensitive Raman  lidar measurements during A-LIFE – aerosol type classification and type separation

Groß, Silke; Freudenthaler, Volker; Haarig, Moritz; Ansmann, Albert; Toledano, Carlos; Mateos, David; Seibert, Petra; Mamouri, Rodanthi-Elisavet; Nisantzi, Argyro; Gasteiger, Josef; Dollner, Maximilian; Tipka, Anne; Schöberl, Manuel; Teri, Marilena; Weinzierl, Bernadett

doi:10.5194/acp-25-3191-2025

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Characterization of aerosol over the eastern Mediterranean by polarization-sensitive Raman lidar measurements during A-LIFE – aerosol type classification and type separation

Silke Groß, Volker Freudenthaler, Moritz Haarig, Albert Ansmann, Carlos Toledano, David Mateos, Petra Seibert, Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri, Argyro Nisantzi, Josef Gasteiger, Maximilian Dollner, Anne Tipka, Manuel Schöberl, Marilena Teri, and Bernadett Weinzierl

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Aerosols contribute to the largest uncertainties in climate change predictions. The eastern Mediterranean is a hotspot for aerosols with natural and anthropogenic contributions. We present lidar measurements performed during A-LIFE (Absorbing aerosol layers in a changing climate: aging, lifetime and dynamics) to characterize aerosols and aerosol mixtures. We extend current lidar classification and separation schemes and compare them to classification schemes using different methods.