Effects of Saharan Dust Advection on Atmospheric Aerosol Properties in the West-Mediterranean Area

Table 1

List of the measurement campaigns with site, geographic coordinates and elevation, instrument used, duration, number of measurements, mean AOD at 780 and standard deviation, mean alpha, and standard deviation.

Site name	Geographic coordinates and elevation	Instrument	Campaign duration	Total measures number	⟨AOD780⟩ ± Stand. Dev.	⟨alpha⟩ ± Stand. Dev.
Tito Scalo 2001	40.60°N 15.72°E, 750 m a.s.l.	Monolight	June–October	342	0.15±0.06	1.42±0.37
Pollino 2003	39.91°N 16.12°E, 1550 m a.s.l.	Avantes	June, 24−27	145	0.18±0.11	1.2±1.0
Tabernas 2003	37.09°N −2.36°E, 486 m a.s.l.	Avantes	Sept, 16−25	252	0.09±0.06	1.44±0.57
Castelgrande 2004	40.82°N 15.45°E, 1258 m a.s.l.	Avantes	June, 8–10	84	0.09±0.05	1.46±0.45
Tito Scalo 2004	40.60°N 15.72°E, 750 m a.s.l.	Avantes	July, 6–28	182	0.18±0.06	1.47±0.46
Granada 2006	37.16°N −3.60°E, 680 m a.s.l.	Avantes	July, 13–19	87	0.25±0.06	0.61±0.27
Tito Scalo 2007	40.60°N 15.72°E, 750 m a.s.l.	Avantes/ Ocean Optics	April, October	96	0.21±0.09	1.29±0.21
Tito Scalo 2008	40.60°N 15.72°E, 750 m a.s.l.	Ocean Optics	May–September	300	0.17±0.13	1.35±0.68