FOR 539: Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment SAMUM

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The Research Unit is focused on the measurement and analysis of the effect of mineral dust from the Sahara desert on the atmospheric radiation budget. Sunlight, as well as the wavelength-transformed light reflected from the ground and from atmospheric particles ("terrestrial radiation"), is strongly influenced by the presence of mineral dust in the atmosphere. This is believed to have a significant impact on the global climate change. However, neither the sign nor the amount of this influence is known, therefore more intense research is needed on this subject.