Article Dans Une Revue Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Année : 2026

Mid- and far-infrared spectral signatures of mineral dust from low- to high-latitude regions: significance and implications

Gregory S Okin
Zongbo Shi

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Mineral dust absorbs and scatters solar and infrared radiation, thereby affecting the radiance spectrum at the surface and top-of-atmosphere and the atmospheric heating rate. While half of the outgoing thermal radiation is emitted in the far infrared (FIR, 15-100 µm), knowledge of the optical properties and thermal radiative effects of dust is currently limited to the mid-infrared region (MIR, 3-15 µm). In this study we performed pellet spectroscopy measurements to evaluate the MIR and FIR contribution to dust absorbance and explore the variability and spectral diversity of the dust signature within the 2.5-25 µm range. Thirteen dust samples re-suspended from parent soils with contrasting mineralogy were investigated, including low and mid latitude dust (LMLD) sources in Africa, America, Asia, and Middle East, and high latitude dust (HLD) from Iceland.

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Claudia Di Biagio, Elisa Bru, Avila Orta, Servanne Chevaillier, Clarissa Baldo, et al.. Mid- and far-infrared spectral signatures of mineral dust from low- to high-latitude regions: significance and implications. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2026, 26 (2), pp.1079 - 1091. ⟨10.5194/acp-26-1079-2026⟩. ⟨hal-05488667⟩
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