Evaluation of built up and climate impact of aerosols over the East Mediterranean

Abstract

Aerosols can affect human health and environment. They provide surfaces for heterogeneous reactions in the atmosphere and they also affect visibility and climate. The Mediterranean, as a crossroad of air masses from different origin is affected by different aerosol types; anthropogenic pollution, forest fire plumes, desert dust transports from Sahara as well as natural aerosol from the surrounding continents and ocean contribute to the aerosol loading over this region. Satellite remote sensing techniques provide a great opportunity for the observation and the understanding of the aerosol’s behaviour since they allow systematic and extended spatial and temporal sampling of the atmosphere. In the present study, the Bremen AErosol Retrieval algorithm (BAER) has been applied to MERIS (Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) and SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-ofview Sensor) data over the Mediterranean during the years 2002 and 2003. The ability of BAER to retrieve aerosol optical thickness ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/15733
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/15733
ND
15733
Alternative title
Σχηματισμός και κλιματικές επιπτώσεις των αιωρούμενων σωματισδίων στην Ανατολική Μεσόγειο
Author
Sfakianaki, Maria (Father's name: Emmanouil)
Date
2007
Degree Grantor
University of Crete (UOC)
Committee members
Κανακίδου Μαρία
Μιχαλόπουλος Νικόλαος
Στεφάνου Ευριπίδης
Βαρδάβας Ηλίας
Γερασόπουλος Ευάγγελος
Παπαγιαννακόπουλος Παναγιώτης
Φρουδάκης Γεώργιος
Παπαγιάννης Αλέξανδρος
Burrows John
Discipline
Natural Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Keywords
Atmospheric aerosols; Optical thickness; Baer; Satellite remote sensing; Dust events; Fire plumes; Direct/indirect forcing; Mediterranean Sea
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
164 σ., im.
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