Profiling of Saharan dust from the Caribbean to western Africa – Part 2: Shipborne lidar measurements versus forecasts

A unique 4-week ship cruise from Guadeloupe to Cabo Verde in April–May 2013 see part 1, Rittmeister et al. (2017) is used for an in-depth comparison of dust profiles observed with a polarization/Raman lidar aboard the German research vessel <i>Meteor</i> over the remote tropical Atlan...

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Main Authors: A. Ansmann, F. Rittmeister, R. Engelmann, S. Basart, O. Jorba, C. Spyrou, S. Remy, A. Skupin, H. Baars, P. Seifert, F. Senf, T. Kanitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/14987/2017/acp-17-14987-2017.pdf