A review of coarse mineral dust in the Earth system

A Adebiyi, JF Kok, BJ Murray, CL Ryder, JBW Stuut… - Aeolian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Mineral dust particles suspended in the atmosphere span more than three orders of
magnitude in diameter, from< 0.1 µm to more than 100 µm. This wide size range makes dust …

[HTML][HTML] The electrical activity of Saharan dust as perceived from surface electric field observations

V Daskalopoulou, SA Mallios… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
We report on the electric field variations during Saharan dust advection over two
atmospheric remote stations in Greece, using synergistic observations of the vertical …

[HTML][HTML] First measurements of electric field variability during fog events in the United Arab Emirates

N Nelli, D Francis, R Fonseca, O Masson, M Sow… - Journal of Arid …, 2024 - Elsevier
For the first time, the changes in the atmospheric electric field (E z) during foggy conditions is
studied in a hyper-arid region; the United Arab Emirates (UAE), using comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] Surface atmospheric electric field variability at a desert site

KA Nicoll, A Readle, A Al Kamali… - Journal of Atmospheric and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Measurements of atmospheric electrical variables in arid desert environments provide a
route to assessing dust charging, which affects dust lofting; satellite remote sensing of dust …

Characteristics of desert precipitation in the UAE derived from a ceilometer dataset

MW Airey, KA Nicoll, RG Harrison, GJ Marlton - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding rainfall in arid and water-scarce regions is central to the efficient use of water
resources in agriculture, irrigation, and domestic food security. This work presents a new …

Changes of electric field, aerosol, and wind covariance in different blowing dust days in West Texas

K Ardon-Dryer, V Chmielewski, EC Bruning, X Xueting - Aeolian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Blowing dust events are common meteorological phenomena that can influence the
atmospheric vertical electric field (E z). In this work we examine different local blowing dust …

Electrical measurements during fog in the United Arab Emirates

AA Alkamali, MHP Ambaum, KA Nicoll - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Distinct differences in electrical characteristics of the atmosphere are observed during clear
and foggy laden air. The presence of droplets in the air causes the removal of natural cluster …

Formation of the crust on the surface of cold-climate aeolian quartz grains–A nano-scale study

B Woronko, ME Górska, R Wirth, A Schreiber… - Sedimentary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sand-sized quartz grains selected from sediments of a Pleistocene inland dune (eastern
Poland) were subjected to a series of laboratory analyses, including grain-size distribution …

Origin of the intense positive and moderate negative atmospheric electric field variations measured during and after Antarctic blizzards

Y Minamoto, M Kamogawa, A Kadokura, S Omiya… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is an atmospheric electric field (AEF) or an electric potential gradient (PG) in fair
weather between the Earth's surface and the mesosphere/ionosphere, which is positive …