Browsing by Author "Basart, Sara"
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A Methodology for investigating dust model performance using synergistic EARLINET/AERONET dust concentration retrievals
(2015-09-04)
Article
Open AccessSystematic measurements of dust concentration profiles at a continental scale were recently made possible by the development of synergistic retrieval algorithms using combined lidar and sun photometer data and the establishment ... -
Aerosols in the CALIOPE air quality modelling system: evaluation and analysis of PM levels, optical depths and chemical composition over Europe
(2012-04-10)
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Open AccessThe CALIOPE air quality modelling system is developed and applied to Europe with high spatial resolution (12 km × 12 km). The modelled daily-to-seasonal aerosol variability over Europe in 2004 is evaluated and analysed. ... -
An Empirical equation to estimate mineral dust concentrations from visibility observations in Northern Africa
(2015-03-01)
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Open AccessThis paper presents a new empirical equation relating horizontal visibility and PM10 dust concentrations. The new empirical equation (IZO-Eq) is derived from observations performed at the Izana Atmospheric Observatory (IZO, ... -
Atmospheric dust modeling from meso to global scales with the online NMMB/BSC-Dust model - Part 2: Experimental campaigns in Northern Africa
(2012-03-23)
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Open AccessThe new online NMMB/BSC-Dust model is intended to provide short to medium-range weather and dust forecasts from regional to global scales. The companion paper Pérez et al., 2011 develops the dust model parameterizations ... -
Atmospheric dust modeling from meso to global scales with the online NMMB/BSC-Dust model – Part 1: model description, annual simulations and evaluation
(2011-06-01)
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Open AccessAbstract. We describe and evaluate the NMMB/BSC-Dust, a new dust aerosol cycle model embedded online within the NCEP Non-hydrostatic Multiscale Model (NMMB). NMMB is a further evolution of the operational Nonhydrostat ... -
Changes in particulate matter physical properties during Saharan advections over Rome (Italy): A four-year study, 2001-2004
(2013)
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Open AccessParticulate matter mass concentrations measured in the city of Rome (Italy) in the period 2001–2004 have been cross-analysed with concurrent Saharan dust advection events to infer the impact these natural episodes bear ... -
Development and evaluation of the BSC-DREAM8b dust regional model over Northern Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East
(2012-06-12)
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Open AccessThe BSC-DREAM8b model and its predecessor are analysed in terms of aerosol optical depth (AOD) for 2004 over Northern Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. We discuss the model performance and we test and analyse ... -
Direct radiative effects during intense Mediterranean desert dust outbreaks
(European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2018-06-21)
Article
Open AccessThe direct radiative effect (DRE) during 20 intense and widespread dust outbreaks, which affected the broader Mediterranean basin over the period March 2000–February 2013, has been calculated with the NMMB-MONARCH model ... -
Distribución espacial y temporal de polvo mineral atmosférico en el norte de África y Oriente medio estimada a partir de la visibilidad horizontal
(2012)
Conference lecture
Open AccessEl polvo mineral atmosférico desempeña un papel muy importante en la atmósfera por su interacción con el balance radiativo y con la microfísica de nubes. África Septentrional es la mayor fuente de polvo mineral en el ... -
Effect of terrain relief on dust transport over complex terrains in West Asia
(Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 2017-05-04)
Conference report
Open AccessThis work investigates the impact of orography on dust transport using the multi-scale NMMB/BSC-Dust model. For this purpose, two model simulations at horizontal resolutions of 0.03º x 0.03º (Low-resolution; LR) and 0.3º ... -
Extreme, wintertime Saharan dust intrusion in the Iberian Peninsula: lidar monitoring and evaluation of dust forecast models during the February 2017 event
(2019-06-18)
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Open AccessAn unprecedented extreme Saharan dust event was registered in winter time from 20 to 23 February 2017 over the Iberian Peninsula (IP). We report on aerosol optical properties observed under this extreme dust intrusion ... -
Extreme, wintertime Saharan dust intrusion in the Iberian Peninsula: Lidar monitoring and evaluation of dust forecast models during the February 2017 event
(Elsevier, 2019-11-01)
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Open AccessAn unprecedented extreme Saharan dust event was registered in winter time from 20 to 23 February 2017 over the Iberian Peninsula (IP). We report on aerosol optical properties observed under this extreme dust intrusion ... -
Forecasting the northern African dust outbreak towards Europe in April 2011: a model intercomparison
(2016-04-21)
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Open AccessIn the framework of theWorld Meteorological Organisation’s Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System, we evaluated the predictions of five state-of-the-art dust forecast models during an intense ... -
GARRLiC and LIRIC: strengths and limitations for the characterization of dust and marine particles along with their mixtures
(European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2017-12-20)
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Open AccessThe Generalized Aerosol Retrieval from Radiometer and Lidar Combined data algorithm (GARRLiC) and the LIdar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) provide the opportunity to study the aerosol vertical distribution by combining ... -
High-resolution dust modelling over complex terrains in West Asia
(Elsevier, 2016-12)
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Open AccessThe present work demonstrates the impact of model resolution in dust propagation in a complex terrain region such as West Asia. For this purpose, two simulations using the NMMB/BSC-Dust model are performed and analysed, ... -
Investigating the quality of modeled aerosol profiles based on combined lidar and sunphotometer data
(European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2017-06-14)
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Open AccessIn this study we present an evaluation of the Comprehensive Air Quality Model with extensions (CAMx) for Thessaloniki using radiometric and lidar data. The aerosol mass concentration profiles of CAMx are compared against ... -
Long-term characterisation of the vertical structure of the Saharan Air Layer over the Canary Islands using lidar and radiosonde profiles: implications for radiative and cloud processes over the subtropical Atlantic Ocean
(Copernicus Publications, 2022-01)
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Open AccessEvery year, large-scale African dust outbreaks frequently pass over the Canary Islands (Spain). Here we describe the seasonal evolution of atmospheric aerosol extinction and meteorological vertical profiles on Tenerife ... -
Mediterranean intense desert dust outbreaks and their vertical structure based on remote sensing data
(European Geosciences Union (EGU), 2016-07-15)
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Open AccessThe main aim of the present study is to describe the vertical structure of the intense Mediterranean dust outbreaks, based on the use of satellite and surface-based retrievals/measurements. Strong and extreme desert dust ... -
Mineral dust cycle in the Multiscale Online Nonhydrostatic AtmospheRe CHemistry model (MONARCH) version 2.0
(2021-10-25)
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Open AccessWe present the dust module in the Multiscale Online Non-hydrostatic AtmospheRe CHemistry model (MONARCH) version 2.0, a chemical weather prediction system that can be used for regional and global modeling at a range of ... -
MONARCH regional reanalysis of desert dust aerosols: an initial assessment
(Springer, 2023-01-02)
Part of book or chapter of book
Open AccessAerosol reanalyses are a well-established tool for monitoring aerosol trends, for validation and calibration of weather chemical models, as well as for the enhancement of strategies for environmental monitoring and hazard ...
