26. July 2007

MULIS   18:48 - 21:09 UTC

range corrected, 1064 nm

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linear volume depolarisation, 532 nm  => SAHARAN DUST !

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Linear aerosol depolarisation of about 30% up to 4 km a.g. indicates Saharan dust over Maisach/Munich. The backscatter color ratio indicates large particles.
Aerosol layers between 4 km and 7 km a.g. show lower lin. aersol dep. of about 6% to 10% and the backscatter color ratio indicates smaller particles.

Aerosol OD532 of the elevated layers amounts to about 0.03.

Only the NAAPS model forcasts dust over Munich - also sometimes during the comming days.
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/aerosol/index_shortcuts.html