My GeoNetwork catalogue
EARLINET SaharanDust 2000-2015
The geographical distribution of the EARLINET stations is particularlysuitable for dust observation, with stations located all around the Mediterranean(from the Iberian Peninsula in the West to the Greece and Bulgaria and Romania in the East) and in the center of the Mediterranean (Italian stations) where dust intrusions are frequent, and with several stations in the central Europe where dust penetrates occasionally.
A suitable observing methodology has been established within the network, based on Saharan dust alerts distributed to all EARLINET stations. The dust alert is based on the operational outputs (aerosol dust load) of the SDS-WAS (Sand and Dust Storm- Warning and Advisory System of WMO), and the Skiron models. The alerts are diffused 24 to 36 hours prior to the arrival of dust aerosols over the EARLINET sites. Runs of measurements longer than 3-hour observations, typical for the EARLINET climatological measurements are performed at the EARLINET stations in order to investigate the temporal evolution of the dust events. All aerosol backscatter and extinction profiles related to observations of Saharan dust layers are collected in the "Saharan dust" category of the EARLINET database.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2018-10-24
- Edition
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1
- Citation identifier
- EN_SaharanDust_2000-2015
- Citation identifier
- doi:10.1594/WDCC/EN_SaharanDust_2000-2015
http://www.imaa.cnr.it/index.php?lang=en
http://www.imaa.cnr.it/index.php?lang=en
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http://www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/
www.meteoswiss.admin.ch
www.meteoswiss.admin.ch
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http://www.imaa.cnr.it/index.php?lang=en
http://www.imaa.cnr.it/index.php?lang=en
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https://www.lmd.jussieu.fr/
http://www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/
https://www.lmd.jussieu.fr/
http://www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/
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http://www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/
http://www.imaa.cnr.it/index.php?lang=en
- Name
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tar-File(s)
- Keywords
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aerosol
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- Keywords
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lidar
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- Keywords
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observational data
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- Use limitation
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CC-BY-4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Language
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eng; USA
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- Begin date
- 2000-04-01
- End date
- 2015-12-31
- Distribution format
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tar-File(s)
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tar-File(s)
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- Transfer size
- 105
- Hierarchy level
- collection
Completeness commission
- Name of measure
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n/a
- Measure description
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None
Non quantitative attribute accuracy
- Name of measure
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n/a
- Measure description
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None
- Attribute description
- statistical uncertainty of aerosol backscatter
- Descriptor
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statistical uncertainty of aerosol backscatter; unit: m-1sr-1
- Attribute description
- aerosol extinction coefficient
- Descriptor
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aerosol extinction coefficient; unit: m-1
- Attribute description
- aerosol extinction-to-backscatter ratio
- Descriptor
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aerosol extinction-to-backscatter ratio; unit: sr
- Attribute description
- statistical uncertainty of volume linear depolarization ratio
- Descriptor
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statistical uncertainty of volume linear depolarization ratio; unit: 1
- Attribute description
- statistical uncertainty of aerosol linear depolarization ratio
- Descriptor
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statistical uncertainty of aerosol linear depolarization ratio; unit: 1
- Attribute description
- volume linear depolarization ratio
- Descriptor
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volume linear depolarization ratio; unit: 1
- Attribute description
- statistical uncertainty of aerosol extinction
- Descriptor
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statistical uncertainty of aerosol extinction; unit: m-1
- Attribute description
- quality_control_level
- Descriptor
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Quality Control Level; unit: not filled
- Attribute description
- molecular extinction coefficient
- Descriptor
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molecular extinction coefficient; unit: m-1
- Attribute description
- top of convective boundary layer above sea level
- Descriptor
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top of convective boundary layer above sea level; unit: m
- Attribute description
- statistical uncertainty of lidar ratio
- Descriptor
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statistical uncertainty of lidar ratio; unit: sr
- Attribute description
- top of dust layer above sea level
- Descriptor
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top of dust layer above sea level; unit: m
- Attribute description
- aerosol backscatter coefficient
- Descriptor
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aerosol backscatter coefficient; unit: m-1sr-1
- Attribute description
- aerosol linear depolarization ratio
- Descriptor
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aerosol linear depolarization ratio; unit: 1
- Attribute description
- statistical_uncertainty_of_the_molecular_extinction_coefficient
- Descriptor
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statistical_uncertainty_of_the_molecular_extinction_coefficient, error_rayleighextinction; unit: not filled
- Attribute description
- physical_quality_control
- Descriptor
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Physical Quality Control; unit: not filled
- Attribute description
- technical_quality_control
- Descriptor
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Technical Quality Control; unit: not filled
- File identifier
- wdc-climate.de:3624486 XML
- Metadata language
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eng; USA
- Hierarchy level
- collection
- Hierarchy level name
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EN_SaharanDust_2000-2015
- Date stamp
- 2018-07-02T13:12:12
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115
- Metadata standard version
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ISO 19115-2:2009
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