Table 3:
Dust optical properties from CALIOP and HSRL [
80
].
Date
CALIOP
18 August
19 August
20 August
HSRL: 28 August
Location
Northwest Coast of Africa
Atlantic Ocean ~1300 km from the coast
Atlantic Ocean ~2400 km from the coast
Gulf of Mexico ~7600 km away from the source
Vertical extent
1–6 km
1.5–5 km
2–5 km
1.5–3.3 km
0.6–1.2
0.3–0.45
0.29 ± 0.03
0.08–0.09
41 ± 3 sr
41 ± 4 sr
41 ± 6 sr
45.8 ± 0.8 sr
52 ± 5 sr
55 ± 5 sr
54 ± 13 sr
44 ± 8 sr
color ratio
0.74 ± 0.07
0.75 ± 0.08
0.72 ± 0.04
0.62 ± 0.01
τ
1064/532 nm
0.97 ± 0.02
1.01 ± 0.05
0.93 ± 0.17
0.62 ± 0.13
0.31 ± 0.01
0.31 ± 0.01
0.32 ± 0.01
0.32 ± 0.01
Analysis method
Two wavelengths for 1064 nm
Two wavelengths for 1064 nm
Opaque water cloud For 1064 nm
Two wavelengths for 1064 nm