Remote sensing and modelling analysis of the extreme dust storm hitting the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean in September 2015

The extreme dust storm that affected the Middle East and the eastern Mediterranean in September 2015 resulted in record-breaking dust loads over Cyprus with aerosol optical depth exceeding 5.0 at 550 nm. We analyse this event using profiles from the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET)...

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Main Authors: S. Solomos, A. Ansmann, R.-E. Mamouri, I. Binietoglou, P. Patlakas, E. Marinou, V. Amiridis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/4063/2017/acp-17-4063-2017.pdf