Large-Scale Saharan Dust Episode in April 2019: Study of Desert Aerosol Loads over Sofia, Bulgaria, Using Remote Sensing, In Situ, and Modeling Resources

Large-Scale Saharan Dust Episode in April 2019: Study of Desert Aerosol Loads over Sofia, Bulgaria, Using Remote Sensing, In Situ, and Modeling Resources

Emissions of immense amounts of desert dust into the atmosphere, spreading over vast geographical areas, are in direct feedback relation with ongoing global climate changes. An extreme large-scale Saharan dust episode occurred over Mediterranean and Europe in April 2019, driven by a dynamic blocking...

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Main Authors: Zahari Peshev, Atanaska Deleva, Liliya Vulkova, Tanja Dreischuh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
atmospheric aerosols
Saharan dust
aerosol optical properties
aerosol mass concentration
lidar
long-range transport
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/6/981

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