Regional contributions to particulate matter concentration in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea: seasonal variation and sensitivity to meteorology and …

HC Kim, E Kim, C Bae, JH Cho… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
The impact of regional emissions (eg, domestic and international) on surface particulate
matter (PM) concentrations in the Seoul metropolitan area (SMA), South Korea, and its …

Climatology of the Middle East dust events

M Rezazadeh, P Irannejad, Y Shao - Aeolian Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Major sources of dust in the Middle East have been identified by analyzing the surface
meteorological records from weather stations for the period 1998–2003. The geographical …

Exacerbation of PM2. 5 concentration due to unpredictable weak Asian dust storm: A case study of an extraordinarily long-lasting spring haze episode in Seoul, Korea

K Shim, MH Kim, HJ Lee, T Nishizawa, A Shimizu… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Severe haze episodes have occurred frequently throughout megacities in East Asia,
especially during winter and early spring. Although notable progress has been attained in …

Comparison of vertical dust flux by implementing three dust emission schemes in WRF/Chem

JY Kang, SC Yoon, Y Shao… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Vertical dust flux parameterizations were assessed by implementing three different dust
emission schemes, namely, those of Marticorena and Bergametti (1995), Lu and Shao …

Falling bacterial communities from the atmosphere

C Woo, N Yamamoto - Environmental Microbiome, 2020 - Springer
Background Bacteria emitted into the atmosphere eventually settle to the pedosphere via
sedimentation (dry deposition) or precipitation (wet deposition), constituting a part of the …

Contrasting synoptic weather patterns between non-dust high particulate matter events and Asian dust events in Seoul, South Korea

MI Jung, SW Son, HC Kim, SW Kim, RJ Park… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
The serious degradation of regional air quality is a critical social issue in East Asia despite
continuous efforts to reduce the emission of pollutants and their precursors. To better …

Long-range transport of giant particles in Asian dust identified by physical, mineralogical, and meteorological analysis

GY Jeong, JY Kim, J Seo, GM Kim… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Giant particles transported over long distances are generally of limited concern in
atmospheric studies due to their low number concentrations in mineral dust and possible …

Asian dust event observed in Seoul, Korea, during 29–31 May 2008: Analysis of transport and vertical distribution of dust particles from lidar and surface …

SW Kim, SC Yoon, J Kim, JY Kang… - Science of the Total …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate the transport of dust particles, its vertical distribution, and the
associated meteorological conditions during an Asian dust event that was observed in …

Characteristics of aerosol optical properties and meteorological parameters during three major dust events (2005–2010) over Beijing, China

C Cao, S Zheng, RP Singh - Atmospheric research, 2014 - Elsevier
Multi-satellite sensors are capable of monitoring transport and characteristics of dust storms
and changes in atmospheric parameters along their transport. The present paper discusses …

TEM analysis of the internal structures and mineralogy of Asian dust particles and the implications for optical modeling

GY Jeong, T Nousiainen - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Mineral dust interacts with incoming/outgoing electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere.
This interaction depends on the microphysical properties of the dust particles, including size …