Articles | Volume 25, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6633-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-6633-2025
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02 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 02 Jul 2025

Pollution affects Arabian and Saharan dust optical properties in the eastern Mediterranean

Marilena Teri, Josef Gasteiger, Katharina Heimerl, Maximilian Dollner, Manuel Schöberl, Petra Seibert, Anne Tipka, Thomas Müller, Sudharaj Aryasree, Konrad Kandler, and Bernadett Weinzierl

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Data of Pollution affects Arabian and Saharan dust optical properties in the Eastern Mediterranean M. Teri et al. https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.454

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The A-LIFE aircraft field experiment was carried out in the eastern Mediterranean in 2017. Using A-LIFE data, we studied the change in mineral dust optical properties due to mixing with anthropogenic aerosols. We found that increasing pollution affects dust optical properties, which has implications for identifying dust events and understanding their climate effects. We also show that optical properties of Saharan and Arabian dust are similar when comparing cases with equal pollution content.
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