Aerosol properties over the western Mediterranean basin: temporal and spatial variability

被引：24
作者：
Lyamani, H. [1 ,2 ]
Valenzuela, A. [1 ,2 ]
Perez-Ramirez, D. [3 ,4 ]
Toledano, C. [5 ]
Granados-Munoz, M. J. [1 ,2 ]
Olmo, F. J. [1 ,2 ]
Alados-Arboledas, L. [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Andalusian Inst Earth Syst Res IISTA CEAMA, Granada 18006, Spain
[2] Univ Granada, Dept Appl Phys, E-18071 Granada, Spain
[3] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Mesoscale Atmospher Proc Lab, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
[4] Univ Space Res Assoc, GESTAR, Columbia, MD USA
[5] Univ Valladolid UVA, Atmospher Opt Grp GOA, Valladolid 47071, Spain
来源：
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS | 2015年 / 15卷 / 05期
关键词：
SAHARAN DUST EVENTS; 2003; HEAT-WAVE; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; MARITIME; NETWORK; TRANSPORT; LAMPEDUSA; COASTAL;
D O I：
10.5194/acp-15-2473-2015
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
This study focuses on the analysis of Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) aerosol data obtained over Alboran Island (35.90 degrees N, 3.03 degrees W, 15ma.s.l.) in the western Mediterranean from July 2011 to January 2012. Additional aerosol data from the three nearest AERONET stations (Malaga, Oujda and Palma de Mallorca) and the Maritime Aerosol Network (MAN) were also analyzed in order to investigate the temporal and spatial variations of aerosol over this scarcely explored region. High aerosol loads over Alboran were mainly associated with desert dust transport from North Africa and occasional advection of anthropogenic fine particles from central European urban-industrial areas. The fine particle load observed over Alboran was surprisingly similar to that obtained over the other three nearest AERONET stations, suggesting homogeneous spatial distribution of fine particle loads over the four studied sites in spite of the large differences in local sources. The results from MAN acquired over the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Atlantic Ocean from July to November 2011 revealed a pronounced predominance of fine particles during the cruise period.
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页码：2473 / 2486
页数：14
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