The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth. Yet the timing of its inception and its response to climatic forcing is debated, leading to uncertainty over the causes and consequences of …
Abstract Soils in the Amazon Basin are deficient in phosphorus, essential to soil fertility. Previous studies suggested that African mineral dust deposited to Amazonian soils served …
Abrupt and large‐scale climate changes have occurred repeatedly and within decades during the last glaciation. These events, where dramatic warming occurs over decades, are …
Mineral dust can significantly impact climate and biogeochemical cycles on Earth. To understand dust provenance, an accurate characterization of dust sources and emission …
In the middle of May 2018, an unprecedented dust storm occurred in the Shiraz metropolis. After the storm, several samples were collected from dust that settled around the city. These …
Abstract The Arabian Sea, one of the most biologically productive oceanic regions, receive significant amount of nutrients through aeolian dust deposition which have potential to …
Heavy metals with high average background values in soils from karst regions of China have been reported previously. However, the accumulation mechanism of heavy metals in …
North Africa produces more than half of the world's atmospheric dust load. Once entrained into the atmosphere, this dust poses a human health hazard locally. It also modifies the …
One of the most important environmental issues in arid and semi-arid regions is deposition of dust particles. In this study, airborne, passive, and street dust samples were collected in …