MINOS Data

The Meditteranean Intensive Oxidant Study (MINOS) took place in 2001 on the Greek island of Crete. The data (http://www-abc-asia.ucsd.edu/data_archive/minos_data/) was collected at the Finokalia sampling station located in the north-eastern part of Crete (35.34°N, 25.67°E, elevation - 265m). The directly measured aerosol and radiometric quantities included aerosol optical depth, total and diffuse broadband radiative fluxes, direct fluxes, and diffuse and total radiation fluxes in the visible region.

Publications

Markowicz, K.M., P. Flatau, M.V. Ramana, P.J. Crutzen, and V. Ramanathan, 2002: Absorbing Mediterranean Aerosols Lead to a Large Reduction in Solar Radiation at the Surface. Geophysical Research Letters, 29(20), 1968, doi:10.1029/2002GL015767.