Aerosol Direct Radiative Effects under Cloud-Free Conditions over Highly-Polluted Areas in Europe and Mediterranean: A Ten-Years Analysis (2007–2016)

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 13; no. 15; p. 2933
• Main Authors: Landi, Tony, Bonasoni, Paolo, Brunetti, Michele, Campbell, James, Marquis, Jared, Di Girolamo, Paolo, Lolli, Simone
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Aerosols; Air pollution; Anthropogenic factors; Atmosphere; Atmospheric aerosols; basins; CALIPSO; CALIPSO (Pathfinder satellite); Carbon; Climate; Climate change; Clouds; Cooling; Deserts; Dust; Emissions; Emissions control; energy flow; Greenhouse gases; Irradiation; Italy; Lidar; Measuring instruments; Optical analysis; Optical thickness; Outdoor air quality; Pollutants; Precipitation; Radiation; radiative effects; Radiative transfer; Regions; Sahara Desert; Satellite observation; satellites; solar radiation; Surface temperature; Temperature; Trends; urbanization; Valleys; Variability; Europe; Benelux; Africa; Mediterranean Area; Italy; Sahara Desert

This study investigates changes in aerosol radiative effects on two highly urbanized regions across the Euro-Mediterranean basin with respect to a natural desert region as Sahara over a decade through space-based lidar observations. The research is based on the monthly-averaged vertically-resolved a...