Dust radiative feedback on Saharan boundary layer dynamics and dust mobilization

Observations of Saharan dust layer electrification

Electrification of atmospheric dust influences the coagulation, wet removal and fall speeds of dust particles. Alignment of dust particles can also occur in fair weather atmospheric electrical conditions if the particles are charged. However, very few electrical measurements made in elevated dust layers exist. Balloon-borne charge and particle instrumentation have been used to investigate the e...

Dust aerosol radiative effect and influence on urban atmospheric boundary layer

1 College of Atmospheric Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China 2 Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China 3 Beijing Regional Climate Center, Beijing Meteorological Bureau, Beijing, 100089, China Received: 7 September 2007 – Accepted: 24 October 2007 – Published: 5 November 2007 Correspondence to: L...

Saharan dust

Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Abstract Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Abstract A unique data set of ship-borne lidar measurements of Saharan dust layers above the Atlantic ocean has been collected aboard the research vessel Polarstern with a mobile Aerosol Raman Lidar (MARL) during the LIMPIDO-campaign in June 2000. Extended Saharan...

Observations of mesoscale and boundary-layer circulations affecting dust uplift and transport in the Saharan boundary layer

Ozone decomposition on Saharan dust

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