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Bado, N., Ouédraogo, A., Guengané, H., Ky, T.S.M., Bazyomo, S.D., Korgo, B., Dramé, M.S., Sall, S.M., Kieno, F.P. and Bathiebo, D.J. (2019) Climatological Analysis of Aerosols Optical Properties by Airborne Sensors and in Situ Measurements in West Africa: Case of the Sahelian Zone. Open Journal of Air Pollution, 8, 118-135.
https://doi.org/10.4236/ojap.2019.84007

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• TITLE: Seasonal Behavior of Aerosol Vertical Concentration in Dakar and Role Played by the Sea-Breeze

  AUTHORS: Habib Senghor, Éric Machu, Luis Durán, Gregory S. Jenkins, Amadou Thierno Gaye

  KEYWORDS: Aerosols, Dust, Sea-Breeze, Circulation

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Air Pollution, Vol.9 No.1, February 4, 2020

  ABSTRACT: The Westward transport of mineral dust from the North Africa continent to Atlantic Ocean can produce poor air quality, low visibilities, and negatively impacting respiratory and cardiac health due to the optical and physical properties of aerosols. The dynamical impact of the sea-breeze on the dust vertical distribution in West Africa remains unknown. To investigate this issue, we have used in-situ measurements from lidar. We have focused on the attenuated backscatter of aerosols to study the effect of the local circulation on the vertical profile of mineral dust at land-sea transition. The results highlight a strong diurnal cycle of mineral dust associated with the nocturnal low-level jet (NLLJ). The jet is located between 500 m and 1000 m and crucially affected by the dynamic of the sea-breeze circulation.