High‐latitude dust in the Earth system
Natural dust is often associated with hot, subtropical deserts, but significant dust events have
been reported from cold, high latitudes. This review synthesizes current understanding of …
been reported from cold, high latitudes. This review synthesizes current understanding of …
Health and safety effects of airborne soil dust in the Americas and beyond
Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the
knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This …
knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This …
Consumption in the G20 nations causes particulate air pollution resulting in two million premature deaths annually
Worldwide exposure to ambient PM2. 5 causes over 4 million premature deaths annually. As
most of these deaths are in developing countries, without internationally coordinated efforts …
most of these deaths are in developing countries, without internationally coordinated efforts …
Newly identified climatically and environmentally significant high latitude dust sources
O Meinander… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Dust particles from high latitudes have a potentially large local, regional, and global
significance to climate and the environment as short-lived climate forcers, air pollutants, and …
significance to climate and the environment as short-lived climate forcers, air pollutants, and …
Characterizing and quantifying African dust transport and deposition to South America: Implications for the phosphorus budget in the Amazon Basin
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 …
Previous studies suggested that African mineral dust deposited to Amazonian soils served …
High-latitude dust over the North Atlantic: inputs from Icelandic proglacial dust storms
Mineral aerosols play an important role in the atmosphere-ocean climate system. Research
has focused almost exclusively on sources in low-latitude arid regions, but here we show …
has focused almost exclusively on sources in low-latitude arid regions, but here we show …
The dark target algorithm for observing the global aerosol system: Past, present, and future
The Dark Target aerosol algorithm was developed to exploit the information content
available from the observations of Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers …
available from the observations of Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers …
[HTML][HTML] Quantification of the dust optical depth across spatiotemporal scales with the MIDAS global dataset (2003–2017)
A Gkikas, E Proestakis, V Amiridis… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Quantifying the dust optical depth (DOD) and its uncertainty across spatiotemporal scales is
key to understanding and constraining the dust cycle and its interactions with the Earth …
key to understanding and constraining the dust cycle and its interactions with the Earth …
Contemporary glacigenic inputs to the dust cycle
JE Bullard - Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of glacigenic dust in the Earth's system during glacial periods is widely
acknowledged. Under contemporary conditions, the world's largest dust sources are in low …
acknowledged. Under contemporary conditions, the world's largest dust sources are in low …
Ground/satellite observations and atmospheric modeling of dust storms originating in the high Puna‐Altiplano deserts (South America): Implications for the …
This study provides a detailed description of the sources, transport, dispersion, and
deposition of two major dust events originating from the high‐altitude subtropical Puna …
deposition of two major dust events originating from the high‐altitude subtropical Puna …