The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East

In the present work, atmospheric mineral dust from a MACC-II short reanalysis run for 2 years (2007-2008) has been evaluated over northern Africa and the Middle East using satellite aerosol products (from MISR, MODIS and OMI satellite sensors), ground-based AERONET data, in situ PM10 concentrations...

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Autores: Cuevas, Emilio, Basart, Sara|||0000-0002-9821-8504, Baldasano Recio, José María|||0000-0002-6191-635X, Berjon, A
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/79077
https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3991-2015
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Palabra clave:Mineral dust
Air quality -- Measurement
Atmospheric aerosols
Optical radar
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH
SAHARAN AIR LAYER
MINERAL DUST
DESERT DUST
VERTICAL-DISTRIBUTION
WEST-AFRICA
SATELLITE-OBSERVATIONS
TEMPORAL VARIABILITY
ATLANTIC OSCILLATION
AERONET OBSERVATIONS
Pols mineral
Aire -- Qualitat -- Mesurament
Aerosols atmosfèrics
Radar òptic
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica
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spelling The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle EastCuevas, EmilioBasart, Sara|||0000-0002-9821-8504Baldasano Recio, José María|||0000-0002-6191-635XBerjon, AMineral dustAir quality -- MeasurementAtmospheric aerosolsOptical radarAEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHSAHARAN AIR LAYERMINERAL DUSTDESERT DUSTVERTICAL-DISTRIBUTIONWEST-AFRICASATELLITE-OBSERVATIONSTEMPORAL VARIABILITYATLANTIC OSCILLATIONAERONET OBSERVATIONSPols mineralAire -- Qualitat -- MesuramentAerosols atmosfèricsRadar òpticÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèricaIn the present work, atmospheric mineral dust from a MACC-II short reanalysis run for 2 years (2007-2008) has been evaluated over northern Africa and the Middle East using satellite aerosol products (from MISR, MODIS and OMI satellite sensors), ground-based AERONET data, in situ PM10 concentrations from AMMA, and extinction vertical profiles from two ground-based lidars and CALIOP satellite-based lidar. The MACC-II aerosol optical depth (AOD) spatial and temporal (seasonal and interannual) variability shows good agreement with those provided by satellite sensors. The capability of the model to reproduce the AOD, Angstrom exponent (AE) and dust optical depth (DOD) from daily to seasonal time-scale is quantified over 26 AERONET stations located in eight geographically distinct regions by using statistical parameters. Overall DOD seasonal variation is fairly well simulated by MACC-II in all regions, although the correlation is significantly higher in dust transport regions than in dust source regions. The ability of MACC-II in reproducing dust vertical profiles has been assessed by comparing seasonal averaged extinction vertical profiles simulated by MACC-II under dust conditions with corresponding extinction profiles obtained with lidar instruments at M'Bour and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and with CALIOP. We find a good agreement in dust layers structures and averaged extinction vertical profiles between MACC-II, the lidars and CALIOP above the marine boundary layer from 1 to 6 km. Surface dust daily mean concentrations from MACC-II reanalysis has been evaluated with daily averaged PM10 at three monitoring stations of the Sahelian Dust Transect. MACC-II correctly reproduces daily to interannual surface dust concentration variability, although it underestimates daily and monthly means all year long, especially in winter and early spring (dry season). MACC-II reproduces well the dust variability recorded along the station transect which reflects the variability in dust emission by different Saharan sources, but fails in reproducing the sporadic and very strong dust events associated to mesoscale convective systems during the wet season.20152015-01-0120152015-11-11journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/79077https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-3991-2015reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengEuropean Commission http://doi.org/10.13039/100010661 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 654109 Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructureEuropean Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011102 Seventh Framework Programme 283576 Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate Interim Implementationopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/790772026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
title The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
spellingShingle The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
Cuevas, Emilio
Mineral dust
Air quality -- Measurement
Atmospheric aerosols
Optical radar
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH
SAHARAN AIR LAYER
MINERAL DUST
DESERT DUST
VERTICAL-DISTRIBUTION
WEST-AFRICA
SATELLITE-OBSERVATIONS
TEMPORAL VARIABILITY
ATLANTIC OSCILLATION
AERONET OBSERVATIONS
Pols mineral
Aire -- Qualitat -- Mesurament
Aerosols atmosfèrics
Radar òptic
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica
title_short The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
title_full The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
title_fullStr The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
title_full_unstemmed The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
title_sort The MACC-II 2007-2008 reanalysis: atmospheric dust evaluation and characterization over northern Africa and the Middle East
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cuevas, Emilio
Basart, Sara|||0000-0002-9821-8504
Baldasano Recio, José María|||0000-0002-6191-635X
Berjon, A
author Cuevas, Emilio
author_facet Cuevas, Emilio
Basart, Sara|||0000-0002-9821-8504
Baldasano Recio, José María|||0000-0002-6191-635X
Berjon, A
author_role author
author2 Basart, Sara|||0000-0002-9821-8504
Baldasano Recio, José María|||0000-0002-6191-635X
Berjon, A
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Mineral dust
Air quality -- Measurement
Atmospheric aerosols
Optical radar
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH
SAHARAN AIR LAYER
MINERAL DUST
DESERT DUST
VERTICAL-DISTRIBUTION
WEST-AFRICA
SATELLITE-OBSERVATIONS
TEMPORAL VARIABILITY
ATLANTIC OSCILLATION
AERONET OBSERVATIONS
Pols mineral
Aire -- Qualitat -- Mesurament
Aerosols atmosfèrics
Radar òptic
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica
topic Mineral dust
Air quality -- Measurement
Atmospheric aerosols
Optical radar
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH
SAHARAN AIR LAYER
MINERAL DUST
DESERT DUST
VERTICAL-DISTRIBUTION
WEST-AFRICA
SATELLITE-OBSERVATIONS
TEMPORAL VARIABILITY
ATLANTIC OSCILLATION
AERONET OBSERVATIONS
Pols mineral
Aire -- Qualitat -- Mesurament
Aerosols atmosfèrics
Radar òptic
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Degradació ambiental::Contaminació atmosfèrica
description In the present work, atmospheric mineral dust from a MACC-II short reanalysis run for 2 years (2007-2008) has been evaluated over northern Africa and the Middle East using satellite aerosol products (from MISR, MODIS and OMI satellite sensors), ground-based AERONET data, in situ PM10 concentrations from AMMA, and extinction vertical profiles from two ground-based lidars and CALIOP satellite-based lidar. The MACC-II aerosol optical depth (AOD) spatial and temporal (seasonal and interannual) variability shows good agreement with those provided by satellite sensors. The capability of the model to reproduce the AOD, Angstrom exponent (AE) and dust optical depth (DOD) from daily to seasonal time-scale is quantified over 26 AERONET stations located in eight geographically distinct regions by using statistical parameters. Overall DOD seasonal variation is fairly well simulated by MACC-II in all regions, although the correlation is significantly higher in dust transport regions than in dust source regions. The ability of MACC-II in reproducing dust vertical profiles has been assessed by comparing seasonal averaged extinction vertical profiles simulated by MACC-II under dust conditions with corresponding extinction profiles obtained with lidar instruments at M'Bour and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and with CALIOP. We find a good agreement in dust layers structures and averaged extinction vertical profiles between MACC-II, the lidars and CALIOP above the marine boundary layer from 1 to 6 km. Surface dust daily mean concentrations from MACC-II reanalysis has been evaluated with daily averaged PM10 at three monitoring stations of the Sahelian Dust Transect. MACC-II correctly reproduces daily to interannual surface dust concentration variability, although it underestimates daily and monthly means all year long, especially in winter and early spring (dry season). MACC-II reproduces well the dust variability recorded along the station transect which reflects the variability in dust emission by different Saharan sources, but fails in reproducing the sporadic and very strong dust events associated to mesoscale convective systems during the wet season.
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European Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011102 Seventh Framework Programme 283576 Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate Interim Implementation
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