The potential of the synergistic use of passive and active remote sensing measurements for the validation of a regional dust model

Amiridis, V; Kafatos, M; Perez, C; Kazadzis, S; Gerasopoulos, E; Mamouri, RE; Papayannis, A; Kokkalis, P; Giannakaki, E; Basart, S; Daglis, I; Zerefos, C

dc.contributor.author	Amiridis, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Kafatos, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Perez, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Kazadzis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Gerasopoulos, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Mamouri, RE	en
dc.contributor.author	Papayannis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Kokkalis, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Giannakaki, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Basart, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Daglis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Zerefos, C	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:32:11Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:32:11Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	0992-7689	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20065
dc.subject	Atmospheric composition and structure (Aerosols and particles	en
dc.subject	Pollution ? urban and regional	en
dc.subject	Instruments and techniques)	en
dc.subject.classification	Astronomy & Astrophysics	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	aerosol composition	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	dust	en
dc.subject.other	lidar	en
dc.subject.other	model validation	en
dc.subject.other	MODIS	en
dc.subject.other	photometer	en
dc.subject.other	remote sensing	en
dc.subject.other	spatial distribution	en
dc.subject.other	suspended particulate matter	en
dc.subject.other	synergism	en
dc.subject.other	troposphere	en
dc.subject.other	Athens [Attica]	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.title	The potential of the synergistic use of passive and active remote sensing measurements for the validation of a regional dust model	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.5194/angeo-27-3155-2009	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/angeo-27-3155-2009	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	A long-lasting Saharan dust event affected Europe on 18-23 May 2008. Dust was present in the free troposphere over Greece, in height ranges between the surface and approximately 4-5 km above sea level. The event was monitored by ground-based CIMEL sunphotometric and multi-wavelength combined backscatter/Raman lidar measurements over Athens, Greece. The dust event had the maximum of its intensity on 20 May. Three-dimensional dust spatial distribution over Greece on that day is presented through satellite synergy of passive and active remote sensing using MODIS and CALIPSO data, respectively. For the period under study, the ground-based measurements are used to characterize the dust event and evaluate the latest version of the BSC Dust Regional Atmospheric Modeling (BSC-DREAM) system. Comparisons of modeled and measured aerosol optical depths over Athens show that the Saharan dust outbreak is fairly well captured by BSC-DREAM simulations. Evaluation of BSC-DREAM using Raman lidar measurements on 20 May shows that the model consistently reproduces the dust vertical distribution over Athens.	en
heal.publisher	COPERNICUS PUBLICATIONS	en
heal.journalName	Annales Geophysicae	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.5194/angeo-27-3155-2009	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000269440700018	en
dc.identifier.volume	27	en
dc.identifier.issue	8	en
dc.identifier.spage	3155	en
dc.identifier.epage	3164	en