[HTML][HTML] The size distribution of desert dust aerosols and its impact on the Earth system

N Mahowald, S Albani, JF Kok, S Engelstaeder… - Aeolian Research, 2014 - Elsevier
The global cycle of desert dust aerosols responds strongly to climate and human
perturbations, and, in turn, impacts climate and biogeochemistry. Here we focus on desert …

Dust cycle: An emerging core theme in Earth system science

Y Shao, KH Wyrwoll, A Chappell, J Huang, Z Lin… - Aeolian Research, 2011 - Elsevier
The dust cycle is an integral part of the Earth system. Each year, an estimated 2000 Mt dust
is emitted into the atmosphere, 75% of which is deposited to the land and 25% to the ocean …

Global dust model intercomparison in AeroCom phase I

N Huneeus, M Schulz, Y Balkanski… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
This study presents the results of a broad intercomparison of a total of 15 global aerosol
models within the AeroCom project. Each model is compared to observations related to …

Global iron connections between desert dust, ocean biogeochemistry, and climate

TD Jickells, ZS An, KK Andersen, AR Baker… - science, 2005 - science.org
The environmental conditions of Earth, including the climate, are determined by physical,
chemical, biological, and human interactions that transform and transport materials and …

Atmospheric global dust cycle and iron inputs to the ocean

NM Mahowald, AR Baker, G Bergametti… - Global …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Since iron is an important micronutrient, deposition of iron in mineral aerosols can impact
the carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2. This paper reviews our current understanding of the …

Global distribution of atmospheric phosphorus sources, concentrations and deposition rates, and anthropogenic impacts

N Mahowald, TD Jickells, AR Baker… - Global …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A worldwide compilation of atmospheric total phosphorus (TP) and phosphate (PO4)
concentration and deposition flux observations are combined with transport model …

[HTML][HTML] The oceanic mass balance of copper and zinc isotopes, investigated by analysis of their inputs, and outputs to ferromanganese oxide sediments

SH Little, D Vance, C Walker-Brown… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
The oceanic biogeochemical cycles of the transition metals have been eliciting considerable
attention for some time. Many of them have isotope systems that are fractionated by key …

Atmospheric iron deposition: global distribution, variability, and human perturbations

NM Mahowald, S Engelstaedter, C Luo… - Annual review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Atmospheric inputs of iron to the open ocean are hypothesized to modulate ocean
biogeochemistry. This review presents an integration of available observations of …

Change in atmospheric mineral aerosols in response to climate: Last glacial period, preindustrial, modern, and doubled carbon dioxide climates

NM Mahowald, DR Muhs, S Levis… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Desert dust simulations generated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research's
Community Climate System Model for the current climate are shown to be consistent with …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the range of the dust direct radiative effect due to source mineralogy uncertainty

L Li, NM Mahowald, RL Miller… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
The large uncertainty in the mineral dust direct radiative effect (DRE) hinders projections of
future climate change due to anthropogenic activity. Resolving modeled dust mineral …