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Assessing spatial variation of PBL height and aerosol layer aloft in São Paulo Megacity using simultaneously two lidar during winter 2019
2022 - MOREIRA, GREGORI de A.; OLIVEIRA, AMAURI P. de; CODATO, GEORGIA; SANCHEZ, MACIEL P.; TITO, JANET V.; SILVA, LEONARDO A.H. e; SILVEIRA, LUCAS C. da; SILVA, JONATAN J. da; LOPES, FABIO J. da S.; LANDULFO, EDUARDO
This work presents the use of two elastic lidar systems to assess the horizontal variation of the PBL height (PBLH) and aerosol layer aloft in the São Paulo Megacity. These two lidars performed simultaneous measurements 10.7 km apart in a highly urbanized and relatively flat area of São Paulo for two winter months of 2019. The results showed that the PBLH differences display diurnal variation that depends on the PBL during daytime growth phases. Cloud and sea breeze effects control most of PBLH variation. In the absence of cloud and sea breeze, the maximum difference (~300 m) occurs in the rapid development stage and is due to topographic effects. When the PBL approaches its maximum daily value, it tends to level off with respect to the topography. In addition, it was presented a method that combines elastic lidar (to detect an aerosol layer) and satellite data (to classify such a layer from Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and Aerosol Index (AI) information) for the detection of biomass burning events. This methodology demonstrated that the variations caused by Biomass Burning in AOD and AI enable both the detection of aerosol plumes originating from biomass burning and the identification of their origin.
Influence of a biomass-burning event in PM2.5 concentration and air quality
2021 - MOREIRA, GREGORI de A.; ANDRADE, IZABEL da S.; CACHEFFO, ALEXANDRE; LOPES, FABIO J. da S.; YOSHIDA, ALEXANDRE C.; GOMES, ANTONIO A.; SILVA, JONATAN J. da; LANDULFO, EDUARDO
Severe biomass burning (BB) events have become increasingly common in South America in the last few years, mainly due to the high number of wildfires observed recently. Such incidents can negatively influence the air quality index associated with PM2.5 (particulate matter, which is harmful to human health). A study performed in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP) took place on selected days of July 2019, evaluated the influence of a BB event on air quality. Use of combined remote sensing, a surface monitoring system and data modeling and enabled detection of the BB plume arrival (light detection and ranging (lidar) ratio of (50 ± 34) sr at 532 nm, and (72 ± 45) sr at 355 nm) and how it affected the Ångström exponent (>1.3), atmospheric optical depth (>0.7), PM2.5 concentrations (>25 µg.m−3), and air quality classification. The utilization of high-order statistical moments, obtained from elastic lidar, provided a new way to observe the entrainment process, allowing understanding of how a decoupled aerosol layer influences the local urban area. This new novel approach enables a lidar system to obtain the same results as a more complex set of instruments and verify how BB events contribute from air masses aloft towards near ground ones.
Aerosol properties in the atmosphere of Natal/Brazil measured by an AERONET Sun-photometer
2021 - OLIVEIRA, DANIEL C.F. dos S.; MONTILLA-ROSERO, ELENA; LOPES, FABIO J. da S.; MORAIS, FERNANDO G.; LANDULFO, EDUARDO; HOELZEMANN, JUDITH J.
We analyzed data measured by a Sun-photometer of the RIMA-AERONET network with the purpose to characterize the aerosol properties in the atmosphere over Natal, state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, at the coast of Northeast Brazil. Aerosol Optical Depth, Ångström Exponent, Volume Size Distribution, Single Scattering Albedo, Complex Refractive Index, Asymmetry Factor, and Precipitable Water were analyzed from August 2017 to March 2018. In addition, MODIS and CALIOP observations, local Lidar measurements, and modeled backward trajectories were analyzed in a case study on February 9, 2018, that consistently confirmed the identification of a persistent aerosol layer below 4 km agl. Aerosols present in the atmosphere of Natal showed monthly mean Aerosol Optical Depth at 500 nm below 0.15 (~ 75%), monthly means of the Ångström Exponent at 440–670 nm between 0.30 and 0.70 (~ 69%), bimodal Volume Size Distribution is dominantly coarse mode, Single Scattering Albedo at 440 nm is 0.80, Refractive Index - Real Part around 1.50, Refractive Index - Imaginary Part ranging from 0.01 to 0.04, and the Asymmetry Factor ranged from 0.73 to 0.80. The aerosol typing during the measurement period showed that atmospheric aerosol over Natal is mostly composed of mixed aerosol (58.10%), marine aerosol (34.80%), mineral dust (6.30%), and biomass burning aerosols (0.80%). Backward trajectories identified that 51% of the analyzed air masses over Natal originated from the African continent.
Investigating the long-range transport of aerosol plumes following the Amazon fires (August 2019)
2020 - BENCHERIF, HASSAN; BÈGUE, NELSON; PINHEIRO, DAMARIS K.; DU PREEZ, DAVID J.; CADET, JEAN-MAURICE; LOPES, FABIO J. da S.; SHIKWAMBANA, LERATO; LANDULFO, EDUARDO; VESCOVINI, THOMAS; LABUSCHAGNE, CASPER; SILVA, JONATAN J.; ANABOR, VAGNER; COHEUR, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS; MBATHA, NKANYISO; HADJI-LAZARO, JULIETTE; SIVAKUMAR, VENKATARAMAN; CLERBAUX, CATHY
Despite a number of studies on biomass burning (BB) emissions in the atmosphere, observation of the associated aerosols and pollutants requires continuous efforts. Brazil, and more broadly Latin America, is one of the most important seasonal sources of BB, particularly in the Amazon region. Uncertainty about aerosol loading in the source regions is a limiting factor in terms of understanding the role of aerosols in climate modelling. In the present work, we investigated the Amazon BB episode that occurred during August 2019 and made the international headlines, especially when the smoke plumes plunged distant cities such as São Paulo into darkness. Here, we used satellite and ground-based observations at different locations to investigate the long-range transport of aerosol plumes generated by the Amazon fires during the study period. The monitoring of BB activity was carried out using fire related pixel count from the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) onboard the Aqua and Terra platforms, while the distribution of carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations and total columns were obtained from the infrared atmospheric sounding interferometer (IASI) onboard the METOP-A and METOP-B satellites. In addition, AERONET sun-photometers as well as the MODIS instrument made aerosol optical depth (AOD) measurements over the study region. Our datasets are consistent with each other and highlight AOD and CO variations and long-range transport of the fire plume from the source regions in the Amazon basin. We used the Lagrangian transport model FLEXPART (FLEXible PARTicle) to simulate backward dispersion, which showed good agreement with satellite and ground measurements observed over the study area. The increase in Rossby wave activity during the 2019 austral winter the Southern Hemisphere may have contributed to increasing the efficiency of large-scale transport of aerosol plumes generated by the Amazon fires during the study period.
Rehearsal for assessment of atmospheric optical properties during biomass burning events and long-range transportation episodes at metropolitan area of São Paulo-Brazil (RAPEL)
2018 - LOPES, FABIO J.S.; GUERRERO-RASCADO, JUAN L.; BENAVENT-OLTRA, JOSE A.; ROMAN, ROBERTO; MOREIRA, GREGORI A.; MARQUES, MARCIA T.A.; SILVA, JONATAN J. da; ALADOS-ARBOLEDAS, LUCAS; ARTAXO, PAULO; LANDULFO, EDUARDO
During the period of August-September 2016 an intensive campaign was carried out to assess aerosol properties in São Paulo-Brazil aiming to detect long-range aerosol transport events and to characterize the instrument regarding data quality. Aerosol optical properties retrieved by the GALION - LALINET SPU lidar station and collocated AERONET sunphotometer system are presented as extinction/ backscatter vertical profiles with microphysical products retrieved with GRASP inversion algorithm.
Lidar measurements of troposheric aerosol and water vapor profiles during the winter season compaigns over the metropolitan area of São Paulo - Brazil
2014 - LOPES, FABIO J.S.; MOREIRA, GREGORI A.; RODRIGUES, PATRICIA F.; GUERRERO RASCADO, JUAN L.; ANDRADE, MARIA F.; LANDULFO, EDUARDO
The so-called Metropolitan Area of S˜ao Paulo, one of the largest megacities in the world, faces several problems related to the air quality due the high concentrations of aerosols produced either by local sources or by long-range transporting. Concerned with the elevated concentrations of aerosol and their impact in the air quality and the climate changes inside MASP, a measurement campaign were conducted during the South hemisphere winter of 2012, when the low temperatures and the low level of precipitation contribute to the poor dispersion of aerosols. A Raman Lidar system and air quality monitoring stations from University of S˜ao Paulo and Environment Agency of S˜ao Paulo State (CETESB) were employed in order to monitor the increasing of aerosol load in the atmosphere. Satellite data, in synergy with HYSPLIT air masses backward trajectories, were applied to track the aerosol from the long-range distanced regions to Metropolitan Area of S˜ao Paulo. In the beginning of September 2012, MASP experienced episodes of high air pollution concentration, reaching Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) values up to 0.89 at 550 nm and particulate matter concentration up to 293 µg/cm3 . Particle lidar ratio values of 60 to 70 sr retrieved by a Raman Lidar system at 532 nm provided information of the aerosol type, helping to determine the influence of biomass burning advected from large range distance to megacities such as S˜ao Paulo.
The first ALINE measurements and intercomparison exercise on lidas inversion algorithms
2014 - BARBOSA, H.M.J.; LOPES, F.J.S.; SILVA, A.; NISPERUZA, D.; BARJA, B.; RISTORI, P.; GOUVEIA, D.A.; JIMENEZ, C.; MONTILLA, E.; MARIANO, G.L.; LANDULFO, E.; BASTIDAS, A.; QUEL, E.J.
The first ALINE measurements and intercomparison exercise on lidar inversion algorithms
2013 - BARBOSA, H.H.J.; GOUVEIA, D.A.; LANDULFO, E.; LOPES, F.J.S.; RISTORI, P.; FORNO, R.; MONTILLA, E.; SILVA, A.; JIMENEZ, C.; ARREDONDO, R.E.; MARIANO, G.L.
Study of long-range transportation of biomass burning event during the winter of 2010 in the Metropolitan region of São Paulo - Brazil using Lidar. AERONET and CALIPSO satellite
2013 - ARAUJO, FELIPE V.; LANDULFO, EDUARDO; NAKAEMA, WALTER M.; LOPES, FABIO J.S.
ALINE network status
2013 - LANDULFO, EDUARDO; LOPES, FABIO J. da S.; NAKAEMA, WALTER M.; LARROZA, ELIANE G.; ARAUJO, FELIPE V.; RODRIGUES, PATRICIA F.; RISTORI, PABLO; OTERO, LIDIA; PALLOTTA, JUAN; PAWELKO, EZEQUIEL; CHOUZA, FERNANDO; QUEL, EDUARDO; FORNO, R.; SANCHEZ, MARIA F.; CALDERON, FERNANDO; BARBOSA, HENRIQUE; GOUVEIA, DIEGO A.; ARTAXO, PAULO; MONTILLA, E.; SILVA, ANTONIETA; JIMENEZ, C.; SAAVEDRA, CALOS; HERNANDEZ, ROLANDO; ARREDONDO, RENE E.; GONZALEZ, BORIS B.; BRUNETA, CARLOS E.H.; SANCHEZ, JUAN C.A.; MARRERO, JUAN C.A.; GUSTIN, ALVARO B.; TOLEDO, DANIEL N.; BEDOYA, ANDRES; ALEGRIA, DAIRO; MUNERA, MAURICIO; WHITEMAN, DAVID