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Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-5753-2026
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 17
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10 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 10 Sep 2026

Characterization of Saharan and Middle Eastern dust aerosols and their associated shortwave direct radiative effects over Cyprus

Georgia Charalampous, Konstantinos Fragkos, Ilias Fountoulakis, Kyriakoula Papachristopoulou, Anna Moustaka, Franco Marenco, Yevgeny Derimian, Argyro Nisantzi, Rodanthi-Elisavet Mamouri, Diofantos Hadjimitsis, and Stelios Kazadzis

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This study analyses seven years of dust events over Cyprus to identify their origin and quantify their impact on surface solar radiation. Most events originated from the Sahara. Dust reduces surface solar radiation, leading to surface cooling, while also causing atmospheric heating and cooling at the top of the atmosphere. Surface reductions in solar radiation reach about 5 %–15 % on average, with effects mainly controlled by dust amount.
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