Evolution of the Cotton Genus, Gossypium, and Its Domestication in the Americas

CR Viot, JF Wendel - Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Gossypium, the cotton genus, includes∼ 50 species distributed in tropical and sub-tropical
regions of all continents except Europe. Here we provide a synopsis of the evolutionary …

Interactive effects of changes in UV radiation and climate on terrestrial ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, and feedbacks to the climate system

PW Barnes, TM Robson, RG Zepp, JF Bornman… - Photochemical & …, 2023 - Springer
Terrestrial organisms and ecosystems are being exposed to new and rapidly changing
combinations of solar UV radiation and other environmental factors because of ongoing …

Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update …

PW Barnes, TM Robson, PJ Neale… - Photochemical & …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Environmental Effects Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol under the
United Nations Environment Programme evaluates effects on the environment and human …

Global climate

RJH Dunn, JB Miller, KM Willett… - Bulletin of the …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Global Climate is one chapter from the State of the Climate in 2022 annual report and is
available from https://doi. org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0090.1. Compiled by NOAA's National …

An evaluation of the US EPA's correction equation for Purple Air Sensor data in smoke, dust and wintertime urban pollution events

D Jaffe, C Miller, K Thompson, M Nelson… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - amt.copernicus.org
PurpleAir Sensors (PASs) are low-cost tools to measure fine particulate matter (PM)
concentrations and are now widely used, especially in regions with few regulatory monitors …

Observation and modeling of the historic “Godzilla” African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and the southern US in June 2020

H Yu, Q Tan, L Zhou, Y Zhou, H Bian… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
This study characterizes a massive African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and
southern US in June 2020, which is nicknamed the “Godzilla” dust plume, using a …

[HTML][HTML] 'Super cool roofs': Mitigating the UHI effect and enhancing urban thermal comfort with high albedo-coated roofs

MH Elnabawi, N Hamza, R Raveendran - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the impact of three types of roof retrofitting: green, high albedo-
coated, also called 'cool roofs', and recently developed 'super cool'materials—in mitigating …

[HTML][HTML] On the Middle East's severe dust storms in spring 2022: Triggers and impacts

D Francis, R Fonseca, N Nelli, D Bozkurt… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large amounts of dust in the air can disrupt daily activities and pose a threat to human
health. In May 2022, consecutive major dust storms occurred over the Middle East resulting …

The dust load and radiative impact associated with the June 2020 historical Saharan dust storm

D Francis, N Nelli, R Fonseca, M Weston… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
In June 2020, a major dust outbreak occurred in the Sahara that impacted the tropical
Atlantic Ocean. In this study, the dust load and radiative forcing of the dust plumes on both …

Long-term three-dimensional distribution and transport of Saharan dust: Observation from CALIPSO, MODIS, and reanalysis data

C Lu, X Xu, A Mhawish - Atmospheric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Desert dust and sand storms from the Sahara can sometimes be transported thousands of
kilometers, causing social and economic damages throughout their path, deteriorating the …