Journal article
Observation and Quantification of Aerosol Outflow from Southern Africa Using Spaceborne Lidar
South African journal of science, Vol.116(3/4), pp.65-70
03/26/2020
DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2020/6398
Abstract
Biomass burning in Africa provides a prolific source of aerosols that are transported from the source region to distant areas, as far away as South America and Australia. Models have long predicted the primary outflow and transport routes. Over time, field studies have validated the basic production and dynamics that underlie these transport patterns. In more recent years, the advancement of spaceborne active remote sensing techniques has allowed for more detailed verification of the models and, importantly, verification of the vertical distribution of the aerosols in the transport regions, particularly with respect to westerly transport over the Atlantic Ocean. The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) lidar on the International Space Station has detection sensitivity that provides observations that support long-held theories of aerosol transport from the African subcontinent over the remote Indian Ocean and as far downstream as Australia.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Observation and Quantification of Aerosol Outflow from Southern Africa Using Spaceborne Lidar
- Creators
- Matthew J. Mcgill - Goddard Space Flight CenterRobert J. Swap - North-West UniversityJohn E. Yorks - Goddard Space Flight CenterPatrick Anthony Selmer - Science Systems and Applications (United States)Stuart J Piketh - North-West University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- South African journal of science, Vol.116(3/4), pp.65-70
- DOI
- 10.17159/sajs.2020/6398
- ISSN
- 0038-2353
- eISSN
- 1996-7489
- Publisher
- Academy of Science of South Africa
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/26/2020
- Description audience
- PUBLIC
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984277266202771
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