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

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-701', Darrel Baumgardner, 26 May 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Bernadett Weinzierl, 15 Oct 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-701', François Dulac, 14 Jun 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Bernadett Weinzierl, 15 Oct 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Bernadett Weinzierl on behalf of the Authors (12 Nov 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Nov 2024) by Andreas Petzold
RR by Darrel Baumgardner (21 Nov 2024)
RR by François Dulac (06 Dec 2024)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (14 Dec 2024) by Andreas Petzold
AR by Bernadett Weinzierl on behalf of the Authors (20 Dec 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (07 Jan 2025) by Andreas Petzold
AR by Bernadett Weinzierl on behalf of the Authors (10 Jan 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
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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