@article{fdi:010074462, title = {{S}ize-resolved dry deposition velocities of dust particles : in situ measurements and parameterizations testing}, author = {{B}ergametti, {G}. and {M}articorena, {B}. and {R}ajot, {J}ean-{L}ouis and {F}oret, {G}. and {A}lfaro, {S}. {C}. and {L}aurent, {B}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}ulk and size-resolved particle concentrations were measured at 2.1 and 6.5 m above the soil surface during an intense dust deposition event that occurred in {J}une 2006 in {N}iger. {B}ulk concentration measurements were performed using two tapered element oscillating microbalance instruments, and the size-resolved particle concentrations (from 0.3 to 20 mu m) using two optical particle counters. {T}he deposition fluxes derived from the bulk concentrations and those derived from the size-resolved ones are in very good agreement. {T}he largest deposition fluxes are recorded when the dust concentrations are maximal. {T}he temporal evolution of the dust deposition flux follows that of the dust concentration. {T}his is not the case of the dry deposition velocities that are most of the time controlled by the wind friction velocity. {T}he results also show that large particles are strongly sensible to rebound when the wind friction velocity is the highest. {S}ize-resolved dry deposition velocities are compared with the rare measurements of dust deposition velocities over bare sandy soils and are confronted to existing parameterizations of the dry deposition velocity. {T}he parameterization of {Z}hang and {S}hao (2014,}, keywords = {{NIGER}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eophysical {R}esearch : {A}tmospheres}, volume = {123}, numero = {19}, pages = {11080--11099}, ISSN = {2169-897{X}}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1029/2018jd028964}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074462}, }