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DOI	10.5194/acp-21-431-2021
	Aircraft vertical profiles during summertime regional and Saharan dust scenarios over the north-western Mediterranean basin: Aerosol optical and physical properties
	Yus-Díez J.; Ealo M.; Pandolfi M.; Perez N.; Titos G.; Mocni G.; Querol X.; Alastuey A.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	1680-7316
起始页码	431
结束页码	455
卷号	21 期号:1
英文摘要	Accurate measurements of the horizontal and vertical distribution of atmospheric aerosol particle optical properties are key for a better understanding of their impact on the climate. Here we present the results of a measurement campaign based on instrumented flights over north-eastern Spain. We measured vertical profiles of size-segregated atmospheric particulate matter (PM) mass concentrations and multi-wavelength scattering and absorption coefficients in the western Mediterranean basin (WMB). The campaign took place during typical summer conditions, characterized by the development of a vertical multi-layer structure, under both summer regional pollution episodes (REGs) and Saharan dust events (SDEs). REG patterns in the region form under high insolation and scarce precipitation in summer, favouring layering of highly aged fine-PM strata in the lower few km a.s.l. The REG scenario prevailed during the entire measurement campaign. Additionally, African dust outbreaks and plumes from northern African wildfires influenced the study area. The vertical profiles of climate-relevant intensive optical parameters such as single-scattering albedo (SSA); the asymmetry parameter (g); scattering, absorption and SSA Ångström exponents (SAE, AAE and SSAAE); and PM mass scattering and absorption cross sections (MSC and MAC) were derived from the measurements. Moreover, we compared the aircraft measurements with those performed at two GAW-ACTRIS (Global Atmosphere Watch-Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases) surface measurement stations located in north-eastern Spain, namely Montseny (MSY; regional background) and Montsec d'Ares (MSA; remote site).Airborne in situ measurements and ceilometer groundbased remote measurements identified aerosol air masses at altitudes up to more than 3.5 km a:s:l: The vertical profiles of the optical properties markedly changed according to the prevailing atmospheric scenarios. During SDE the SAE was low along the profiles, reaching values < 1.0 in the dust layers. Correspondingly, SSAAE was negative, and AAE reached values up to 2.0-2.5, as a consequence of the UV absorption increased by the presence of the coarse dust particles. During REG, the SAE increased to > 2.0, and the asymmetry parameter g was rather low (0.5-0.6) due to the prevalence of fine PM, which was characterized by an AAE close to 1.0, suggesting a fossil fuel combustion origin. During REG, some of the layers featured larger AAE (> 1.5), relatively low SSA at 525 nm (< 0.85) and high MSC (> 9 m2 g-1) and were associated with the influence of PM from wildfires. Overall, the SSA and MSC near the ground ranged around 0.85 and 3 m2 g-1, respectively, and increased at higher altitudes, reaching values above 0.95 and up to 9 m2 g-1. The PM, MSC and MAC were on average larger during REG compared to SDE due to the larger scattering and absorption efficiency of fine PM compared with dust. The SSA and MSC had quite similar vertical profiles and often both increased with height indicating the progressive shift toward PM with a larger scattering efficiency with altitude. This study contributes to our understanding of regionalaerosol vertical distribution and optical properties in the WMB, and the results will be useful for improving future climate projections and remote sensing or satellite retrieval algorithms. © Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
语种	英语
scopus关键词	absorption coefficient; aerosol property; airborne survey; algorithm; concentration (composition); dust; ground-based measurement; in situ measurement; particulate matter; summer; ultraviolet radiation; Mediterranean Sea; Spain
来源期刊	ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/247235
作者单位	Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), C/Jordi Girona 18-26, Barcelona, 08034, Spain; Grup de Meteorologia, Departament de Física Aplicada, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Martí i Franquès 1, Barcelona, 08028, Spain; Andalusian Inter-University Institute for Earth System Research, University of Granada, Granada, 18006, Spain; Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, 18071, Spain; Center for Atmospheric Research, University of Nova Gorica, Vipavska 11c, Ajdovščina, 5270, Slovenia; Department of Condensed Matter Physics, JoÅ3/4ef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yus-Díez J.,Ealo M.,Pandolfi M.,et al. Aircraft vertical profiles during summertime regional and Saharan dust scenarios over the north-western Mediterranean basin: Aerosol optical and physical properties[J],2021,21(1).
APA	Yus-Díez J..,Ealo M..,Pandolfi M..,Perez N..,Titos G..,...&Alastuey A..(2021).Aircraft vertical profiles during summertime regional and Saharan dust scenarios over the north-western Mediterranean basin: Aerosol optical and physical properties.ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,21(1).
MLA	Yus-Díez J.,et al."Aircraft vertical profiles during summertime regional and Saharan dust scenarios over the north-western Mediterranean basin: Aerosol optical and physical properties".ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 21.1(2021).