FOR 539: Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment SAMUM

研究股的工作重点是测量和分析撒哈拉沙漠矿物尘埃对大气辐射收支的影响。太阳光，以及从地面和大气颗粒反射的波长转换光（“地面辐射”），受到大气中矿物尘埃的强烈影响。这被认为对全球气候变化有重大影响。然而，这种影响的迹象和数量都是未知的，因此需要对这个问题进行更深入的研究。

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.