Size distribution and optical properties of mineral dust aerosols  transported in the western Mediterranean

Denjean, C.; Cassola, F.; Mazzino, A.; Triquet, S.; Chevaillier, S.; Grand, N.; Bourrianne, T.; Momboisse, G.; Sellegri, K.; Schwarzenbock, A.; Freney, E.; Mallet, M.; Formenti, P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-1081-2016

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01 Feb 2016

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Size distribution and optical properties of mineral dust aerosols transported in the western Mediterranean

C. Denjean, F. Cassola, A. Mazzino, S. Triquet, S. Chevaillier, N. Grand, T. Bourrianne, G. Momboisse, K. Sellegri, A. Schwarzenbock, E. Freney, M. Mallet, and P. Formenti

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RC C6703: 'The role of mineral dust and pollution aerosol in determining optical properties over the Western Mediterranean', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Sep 2015
RC C7493: 'Review for 'Size distribution and optical properties of dust in the western Mediterranean'', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Oct 2015
- AC C9219: 'Response to Referee 2', Cyrielle Denjean, 12 Nov 2015
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ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (05 Dec 2015) by François Dulac

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (01 Jan 2016) by François Dulac

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This study investigates the size distribution, chemical composition, and optical properties of Saharan mineral dust transported over the western Mediterranean using in situ measurements collected from aircraft. Their variability due to altitude, time of transport, and mixing rate with pollution particles are discussed. We found moderate light absorption of the dust plumes even in the presence of pollution particles and the persistence of large dust particles after transport in the Mediterranean.