The contribution of Saharan dust in PM10 concentration levels in Anatolian Peninsula of Turkey

B. Kabatas, A. Unal*, R. B. Pierce, T. Kindap, L. Pozzoli

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Özet

Sahara-originated dust is the most significant natural source of particulate matter; however, this contribution is still unclear in the Eastern Mediterranean especially in Western Turkey, where significant industrial sources and metropolitan areas are located. The Real-time Air Quality Modeling System (RAQMS) is utilized to explore the possible effects of Saharan dust on high levels of PM10 measured in Turkey. RAQMS model is compared with 118-air quality stations distributed throughout Turkey (81 cities) for April 2008. MODIS aerosol product (MOD04 for Terra and MYD04 for Aqua) is used to see columnar aerosol loading of the atmosphere at 550nm (Aerosol optical depth (AOD) values found to be between 0.6 and 0.8 during the episode). High-resolution vertical profiles of clouds and aerosols are provided from CALIOP, on board of CALISPO satellite. The results suggest a significant contribution of Sahara dust to high levels of PM10 in Turkey with RAQMS and in situ time series showing similar patterns. The two data sets are found to be in agreement with a correlation of 0.87.

Orijinal dilİngilizce
Sayfa (başlangıç-bitiş)413-421
Sayfa sayısı9
DergiScience of the Total Environment
Hacim488-489
Basın numarası1
DOI'lar
Yayın durumuYayınlandı - 1 Ağu 2014

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