Size distribution, shape, and composition of mineral dust aerosols collected during the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Special Observation Period 0: Dust and Biomass-Burning Experiment field campaign in Niger, January 2006

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Chou, Cedric [3 ]
Formenti, Paola [3 ]
Maille, Michel [3 ]
Ausset, Patrick [3 ]
Helas, Guenter [1 ]
Harrison, Mark [2 ]
Osborne, Simon [2 ]
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[1] Max Planck Inst Chem, Dept Biogeochem, D-55020 Mainz, Germany
[2] Met Off, Exeter EX1 3PB, Devon, England
[3] Univ Paris 07, Univ Paris 12, CNRS, LISA, F-94010 Creteil, France
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英国自然环境研究理事会;
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10.1029/2008JD009897
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P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
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0706 ; 070601 ;
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Dust samples were collected onboard the UK community BAe-146 research aircraft of the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) operated over Niger during the winter Special Observation Period of the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis project (AMMA SOP0/DABEX). Particle size, morphology, and composition were assessed using single-particle analysis by analytical scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The aerosol was found to be composed of externally mixed mineral dust and biomass burning particles. Mineral dust consists mainly of aluminosilicates in the form of illite and kaolinite and quartz, accounting for up to 80% of the aerosol number. Fe-rich particles (iron oxides) represented 4% of the particle number in the submicron fraction. Diatoms were found on all the samples, suggesting that emissions from the Bodele depression were also contributing to the aerosol load. Satellite images confirm that the Bodele source was active during the period of investigation. Biomass burning aerosols accounted for about 15% of the particle number of 0.1-0.6 mu m diameter and were composed almost exclusively of particles containing potassium and sulfur. Soot particles were very rare. The aspect ratio AR is a measure of particle elongation. The upper limit of the AR value distribution is 5 and the median is 1.7, which suggests that mineral dust particles could be described as ellipsoids whose major axis never exceeds 1.9 x D-p (the spherical geometric diameter). This is consistent with other published values for mineral dust, including the recent Aerosol Robotic Network retrieval results of Dubovik et al. (2006).
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