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DOI	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.04.025
	Analysis of intense dust storms over the eastern Mediterranean in March 2018: Impact on radiative forcing and Athens air quality
	Kaskaoutis, D. G.1; Dumka, U. C.2; Rashki, A.3; Psiloglou, B. E.1; Gavriil, A.1; Mofidi, A.4; Petrinoli, K.1; Karagiannis, D.1; Kambezidis, H. D.1
通讯作者	Kaskaoutis, D. G.
来源期刊	ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
ISSN	1352-2310
EISSN	1873-2844
出版年	2019
卷号	209 页码:23-39
英文摘要	This study examines the multiple dust storms that hit the eastern Mediterranean and Greece during March 2018, emphasizing on the atmospheric dynamics for their generation, the source regions, the dust-induced radiative forcing and the impacts on PM concentrations in Athens. In March 2018, several dust storms facilitated by increased cyclonicity in the western Europe/Mediterranean and by the Sharav cyclogenesis along the north African coast resulted in abnormal-high columnar aerosol loading and PM concentrations over Greece. The dusty days were associated with intense winds ( > 15 . 20 ms(-1)) from southwestern directions, triggered by cyclonic circulations over the central/eastern Mediterranean and troughs over Italy and the north African coast. Statistical analysis of the backward air-mass trajectories shows that the highest PM10 concentrations are related to dust sources in Libya, while Ceilometer profiles indicate thick dust plumes with highest intensity between the surface and 3 km over Athens. The monthly-averaged hourly PM 10 concentrations at several stations in the Athens basin ranged from 37 mu gm(-3) to 53 mu gm(-3), while nine days exhibited PM 10 daily-means above 50 mu gm(-3), characterized as dusty days. The PM10 concentrations in Athens maximized on 25-26 March (similar to 500 mu gm(-3) at hourly basis), while the PM2.5 constitutes 38%-59% of PM 10 , indicating a dominance of coarse particles. Aerosol radiative forcing (ARF) estimates via the synergy of OPAC and SBDART models at three AERONET stations in Greece revealed significant impact of dust on radiation budget, with large (similar to- 40 W m(-2) to -50 W m(-2)) decrease in surface solar radiation and an overall cooling effect at the top of atmosphere (similar to - 5 to - 30 W m(-2)). The atmospheric heating via the dust-aerosol absorption results in heating rates of similar to 0.5 K day(-1).
英文关键词	Dust storms Cyclogenesis Vertical profiles PM10 concentrations Radiative effect Greece
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Greece ; India ; Iran
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000470945900003
WOS关键词	DESERT-DUST ; PM10 CONCENTRATIONS ; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS ; AEROSOL PROPERTIES ; CRETE ISLAND ; SAHARAN ; TRANSPORT ; EVOLUTION ; LIDAR ; CLIMATOLOGY
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/214501
作者单位	1.Natl Observ Athens, Inst Environm Res & Sustainable Dev, Athens 11810, Greece; 2.Aryabhatta Res Inst Observat Sci, Naini Tal 263001, India; 3.Ferdowsi Univ Mashhad, Dept Desert & Arid Zones Management, Mashhad 91735, Razavi Khorasan, Iran; 4.Ferdowsi Univ Mashhad, Dept Geog, Mashhad 91735, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kaskaoutis, D. G.,Dumka, U. C.,Rashki, A.,et al. Analysis of intense dust storms over the eastern Mediterranean in March 2018: Impact on radiative forcing and Athens air quality[J],2019,209:23-39.
APA	Kaskaoutis, D. G..,Dumka, U. C..,Rashki, A..,Psiloglou, B. E..,Gavriil, A..,...&Kambezidis, H. D..(2019).Analysis of intense dust storms over the eastern Mediterranean in March 2018: Impact on radiative forcing and Athens air quality.ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT,209,23-39.
MLA	Kaskaoutis, D. G.,et al."Analysis of intense dust storms over the eastern Mediterranean in March 2018: Impact on radiative forcing and Athens air quality".ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT 209(2019):23-39.