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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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