Emilio Cuevas ([email protected])
Activities relevant for SDS-WAS Activities relevant for SDS-WAS carried out at the Izaña Atmospheric carried out at the Izaña Atmospheric
Research Center in 2011 Research Center in 2011
Emilio CuevasEmilio CuevasIzaña Atmospheric Research Center, AEMETIzaña Atmospheric Research Center, AEMET, , SpainSpain
AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 2
Relation between horizontal visibility and TSP or PM10: to be used in in simple regression models to estimate PM10
Observational capacity
Izaña ObservatoryRelative humidity < 40%
Climatolog y of visibility/estimated PM10 over Northern Africa from Observations+PM10 from NMBB/BSC-Dust reanalysis
26/01/2008 AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 3
PM 10 Banizoumbou (Niger) 2005-2008
Model reanalysis validation
NMMB/bsc-Dust in the Sahel 1980-2010:In-situ PM10AOD from AERONETAOD MODIS/DeepBlue and AAI from TOMS and OMIMeteorology from weather stationsECMWF and NCEP reanalysis
Observational capacity
AERONET @ CairoMay 2010 / Last calibration in October 2010
AERONET @ Tamanrasset-AlgeriaSeptember 2006 / Last calibration in October 2011
Cimels in Ouazarzate-Morocco and Thala-TunisiaStill pending on WMO procurements
Calibration campaign of the China Aerosol Remote Sensing NETwork (CARSNET)August –September 2011 @ Izaña
26/01/2008 AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 5
Observational capacity
Hernández, Y., S. Alonso-Pérez, E. Cuevas, C. Camino, R. Ramos, J. de Bustos, C. Marrero, C. Córdoba-Jabonero, and M. Gil, MicroPulse Lidar and Ceilometer inter-MicroPulse Lidar and Ceilometer inter-comparison during Saharan dust comparison during Saharan dust intrusions over the Canary Islandsintrusions over the Canary Islands, RECTA 2011, CIEMAT, 27-29 June 2011
Campaign performed from January to March 2011 in Tenerife island
Dust transport / Saharan Air Layer Characterization
Alonso-Pérez, S., Cuevas, E., Querol, X., Objective identification of synoptic Objective identification of synoptic meteorological patterns favouring African dust intrusions into the marine meteorological patterns favouring African dust intrusions into the marine boundary layer of the subtropical eastern north Atlantic regionboundary layer of the subtropical eastern north Atlantic region. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, doi 10.1007/s00703-011-0150-z. Accepted: 23-June-2011.
Alonso-Pérez, S., Cuevas, E., Querol, X., J.C. Guerra and C,. Pérez, African African Dust source regions for observed dust outbreaks over the subtropical Dust source regions for observed dust outbreaks over the subtropical Eastern North Atlantic region, above 25ºN, accepted in JEastern North Atlantic region, above 25ºN, accepted in Journal of Arid Environments, November 2011.
AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 7
Carmen Guirado et al., Characterization of column aerosol properties over Tamanrasset (in preparation)
Dust transport / Saharan Air Layer Characterization
Córdoba-Jabonero, C., Sorribas, M., Guerrero-Rascado, J. L., Adame, J. A., Hernández, Y., Lyamani, H., Cachorro, V., Gil, M., Alados-Arboledas, L., Cuevas, E., and de la Morena, B.: Synergetic monitoring of Saharan dust Synergetic monitoring of Saharan dust plumes and potential impact on surface: a case study of dust transport from plumes and potential impact on surface: a case study of dust transport from Canary Islands to Iberian PeninsulaCanary Islands to Iberian Peninsula,, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 3067-3091, doi:10.5194/acp-11-3067-2011, 2011.
Impact of dust on marine productivity
Cooperation in Nicko’s iron model Nicko’s iron model verification and/or inputs in the algae bloom paper
Participation (Sergio RodríguezSergio Rodríguez) in the SDS GESAMP SDS GESAMP paper
Saharan dust-induced Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterial bloom in the North-West African Upwelling (González-Ramos et al.) + new event in 2011
26/01/2008 AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 9
Dust and pollution in northern Africa
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Impact of dust instrusions over the air quality at Cairo (in preparation)
Rodríguez, S., Alastuey, A., Alonso-Pérez, S., Querol, X., Cuevas, E., Abreu-Afonso, J., Viana, M., Pandolfi, M., and de la Rosa, J.: Transport Transport of desert dust mixed with North African industrial pollutants in the of desert dust mixed with North African industrial pollutants in the subtropical Saharan Air Layersubtropical Saharan Air Layer, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 6663-6685, 2011
AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 10
Impact of dust on O3 and other oxidants
Impacto de las nubes de polvo sahariano sobre las medidas de la columna Impacto de las nubes de polvo sahariano sobre las medidas de la columna de ozono desde fotómetros orbitales orientados al nadirde ozono desde fotómetros orbitales orientados al nadirPhD Francisco Javier Andrey
Scientific paper in preparation
AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 11
Radiative effects of dust /optical properties
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BSRNAERONETAjuste Lineal BSRNAjuste Lineal AERONET
Aplicación de modelos de transferencia radiativa para el control Aplicación de modelos de transferencia radiativa para el control operativo del programa BSRN (Baseline Surface Radiation Network) operativo del programa BSRN (Baseline Surface Radiation Network) del Centro de Investigación Atmosférica de Izañadel Centro de Investigación Atmosférica de IzañaPhD ROSA GARCÍA-CABRERA (Dec 16, 2011)
García, O. E., F. J. Expósito, J. P. Díaz, and A. M. Díaz (2011), Radiative forcing Radiative forcing under mixed aerosol conditionsunder mixed aerosol conditions, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D01201, doi:10.1029/2009JD013625. E. Andrews, J.A. Ogren, P. Bonasoni, A. Marinoni, E. Cuevas, S. Rodríguez, J.Y. Sun, D.A. Jaffe, E.V. Fischer, U. Baltensperger, E. Weingartner, M. Collaud Coen, S. Sharma, A.M. Macdonald, W.R. Leaitch, N.-H. Lin, P. Laj, T. Arsov, I. Kalapov, A. Jefferson, P. Sheridan Climatology of aerosol radiative properties in the free troposphere, Atmospheric Research, Volume 102, Issue 4, December 2011, Pages 365-393
AEMET, Agencia Estatal de Meteorología 12
Dust and health issues
MACC O‐INT WP3.1“Meningitis linked to mineral dust transport in the Sahel”(AEMET and BSC). Final report: December 2011.
Domínguez-Rodríguez,A, J.Abreu-Afonso, S. Rodríguez, R. Juárez-Prera, E.Arroyo-Ucar, A. Jiménez-Sosa, Y. González, P. Abreu-González, and P. Avanzas, Comparative Study of Ambient Air Particles in Patients Comparative Study of Ambient Air Particles in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Syndrome, Hospitalized for Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Syndrome, Rev Esp Cardiol. 2011;64(8):661–666 EditorialAre Ultrafine Particles a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases?Jesus A. AraujoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Aeronet diurnal AOD
Aeronet diurnal AOD
Lunar AOD
August 13 August 14
AOD 14 August 2011
Advanced methods in observing SDS
Barreto, A., et al., "Development of Lunar-Development of Lunar-Photometer by CIMEL: Photometer by CIMEL: Preliminary results at Preliminary results at the Izaña Atmospheric the Izaña Atmospheric ObservatoryObservatory“
Special Issue entitled "Observations and modeling of aerosol and clouds properties for climate studies" as a part of AMT journal.
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