Aircraft and ground measurements of dust aerosols over the west African coast in summer 2015 during ICE-D and AER-D

During the summertime, dust from the Sahara can be efficiently transported westwards within the Saharan air layer (SAL). This can lead to high aerosol loadings being observed above a relatively clean marine boundary layer (MBL) in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. These dust layers can impart signific...

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Main Authors: D. Liu, J. W. Taylor, J. Crosier, N. Marsden, K. N. Bower, G. Lloyd, C. L. Ryder, J. K. Brooke, R. Cotton, F. Marenco, A. Blyth, Z. Cui, V. Estelles, M. Gallagher, H. Coe, T. W. Choularton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-03-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/3817/2018/acp-18-3817-2018.pdf