Systematic lidar observations of Saharan dust over Europe in the frame of EARLINET (2000-2002)

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Systematic lidar observations of Saharan dust over Europe in the frame of EARLINET (2000-2002) (EN)

Balis, D (EN)
Bosenberg, J (EN)
Trickl, T (EN)
Wiegner, M (EN)
Chaikovski, A (EN)
Pappalardo, G (EN)
Rizi, V (EN)
Muller, D (EN)
Amiridis, V (EN)
Ravetta, F (EN)
Gerding, M (EN)
Nickovic, S (EN)
Sicard, M (EN)
Perez, C (EN)
Pisani, G (EN)
Tsaknakis, G (EN)
Mattis, I (EN)
Mona, L (EN)
De Tomasi, F (EN)
Papayannis, A (EN)
Pietruczuk, A (EN)
D'Amico, G (EN)
Grigorov, I (EN)
Mitev, V (EN)
Mamouri, RE (EN)

journalArticle (EN)

2014-03-01T01:29:17Z
2008 (EN)


More than 130 observation days of the horizontal and vertical extent of Saharan dust intrusions over Europe during the period May 2000 to December 2002 were studied by means of a coordinated lidar network in the frame of the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET). The number of dust events was greatest in late spring, summer, and early autumn periods, mainly in southern (S) and southeastern (SE) Europe. Multiple aerosol dust layers of variable thickness (300-7500 m) were observed. The center of mass of these layers was located in altitudes between 850 and 8000 m. However, the mean thickness of the dust layer typically stayed around 1500-3400 m and the corresponding mean center of mass ranged from 2500 to 6000 m. In exceptional cases, dust aerosols reached northwestern (NW), northern (N), or northeastern (NE) Europe, penetrating the geographical area located between 4°W-28°E (longitude) and 38°N-58°N (latitude). Mean aerosol optical depths (AOD), extinction-to-backscatter ratios (lidar ratios, LR), and linear depolarization ratios of desert aerosols ranged from 0.1 to 0.25 at the wavelength of 355 or 351 nm, 30 to 80 sr at 355 or 351 mn, and 10 to 25% at 532 nm, respectively, within the lofted dust plumes. In these plumes typical Saharan dust backscatter coefficients ranged from 0.5 to 2 Mm-1sr-1. Southern European stations presented higher variability of the LR values and the backscatter-related Ångström exponent. values (BRAE) :20-100 sr; BRAE: -0.5 to 3) than northern ones (LR: 30-80 sr; BRAE: -0.5 to 1). Copyright 2008 by the American Geophysical Union. (EN)

Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences (EN)

Linear Depolarization Ratio (EN)
wavelength (EN)
optical depth (EN)
Eurasia (EN)
Backscattering (EN)
Europe (EN)
Center of Mass (EN)
Aerosol Optical Depth (EN)
backscatter (EN)
observational method (EN)
Climate change (EN)
Dust (EN)
geographical region (EN)
atmospheric plume (EN)
Aerosols (EN)
Southern Europe (EN)
lidar (EN)
dust (EN)
Optical radar (EN)
aerosol (EN)

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres (EN)

Αγγλική γλώσσα

AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION (EN)




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