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Chemical composition and mineralogical composition of<br />

Saharan mineral dust over south east Morocco<br />

K. Kandler 1 , C. Deutscher 2 , M. Ebert 1 , H. Hofmann 1 , S. Jäckel 1 , A.<br />

Petzold 3 , L. Schütz 2 , S. Weinbruch 1 , B. Weinzierl 3 , S. Zorn 2<br />

1 Institute of Applied Geosciences, Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt<br />

2 Institute for Physics of the Atmosphere, Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz<br />

3 Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center, Wessling<br />

The Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) is dedicated to the <strong>und</strong>erstanding of<br />

the radiative effects of mineral dust. A joint field campaign focussed on the source-near<br />

investigation of Saharan dust was carried out in southern Morocco. Gro<strong>und</strong> based<br />

measurements were a performed near Tinfou and at the Ouarzazate airport; airborne<br />

measurements were carried out onboard a Falcon and a Partenvia aircraft. Together<br />

th th<br />

with Satellite observations, these measurements ranged from May 13 to June 7 , 2006.<br />

Airborne as well as gro<strong>und</strong> based samples were collected with a miniature impactor<br />

system on carbon coated substrates and carbon foils; additionally, filter samples were<br />

collected, of which the aerosol mass concentration was determined. The size-resolved<br />

particle aspect ratio and chemical composition is determined by means of electronmicroscopical<br />

single particle analysis. The mineralogical composition of the filter<br />

samples is determined by x-ray diffraction. Additional information on single particles will<br />

be collected by transmission electron microscopy.<br />

The bulk mineralogical composition was fo<strong>und</strong> to be dominated by major compo<strong>und</strong>s<br />

like quartz, calcite, feldspars (plagioclase and K-spars), and clay minerals<br />

(illite/muscovite, kaoline, and chlorite) and minor compo<strong>und</strong>s like hematite.<br />

relative fraction<br />

1.0<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

n=50 n=361 n=1276 n=1329 n=209 n=13<br />

0.0<br />

1 10<br />

particle diameter, µm<br />

other<br />

carbonaceous<br />

sulfates<br />

mixtures<br />

silicates<br />

quartz<br />

halite<br />

gypsum<br />

other calcium rich<br />

carbonates<br />

titanium rich<br />

iron rich<br />

Fig. 1: Relative ab<strong>und</strong>ance of particles classes as function of particle diameter for a sample<br />

collected at 100 m altitude above the valley east of Ouarzazate, Morocco<br />

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