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Articles | Volume 25, issue 17
Articles | Volume 25, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-9737-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-9737-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 17
Research article
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03 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 03 Sep 2025

Investigating the link between mineral dust hematite content and intensive optical properties by means of lidar measurements and aerosol modeling

Sofía Gómez Maqueo Anaya, Dietrich Althausen, Julian Hofer, Moritz Haarig, Ulla Wandinger, Bernd Heinold, Ina Tegen, Matthias Faust, Holger Baars, Albert Ansmann, Ronny Engelmann, Annett Skupin, Birgit Heese, and Kerstin Schepanski

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This study investigates how hematite in Sahara dust affects how dust particles interact with radiation. Using lidar data from Cabo Verde (2021–2022) and hematite content from atmospheric model simulations, the results show that a higher hematite fraction leads to a decrease in the particle backscattering coefficients in a spectrally different way. These findings can improve the representation of mineral dust in climate models, particularly regarding their radiative effect.
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