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Characterization of aerosol types over Lake Urmia Basin

Moghim, S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2019

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/20199901006
  3. Publisher: EDP Sciences , 2019
  4. Abstract:
  5. Atmospheric aerosols affect the Earth's climate, air quality, and thus human health. This study used the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and the Ångström exponent to cluster different particle types over the Lake Urmia Basin. This classification found desert dust and marine (mixed with continental or local-pollution aerosols) as two main aerosol types over the region, while their sources are not well defined. Although different air masses and wind circulation over the study domain in varied months can help to distinguish aerosol sources, measurements are crucial for a complete evaluation
  6. Keywords:
  7. Air quality ; Dust ; Lakes ; Marine pollution ; Aerosol optical depths ; Aerosol source ; Aerosol types ; Desert dust ; Earth's climate ; Human health ; Lake urmia ; Local pollutions ; Atmospheric aerosols
  8. Source: 2019 Central Asian DUst Conference, CADUC 2019, 8 April 2019 through 12 April 2019 ; Volume 99 , 2019 ; 25550403 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/abs/2019/25/e3sconf_caduc2019_01006/e3sconf_caduc2019_01006.html