The potential impact of Saharan dust and polluted aerosols on microbial populations in the East Mediterranean Sea, an overview of a mesocosm experimental …

B Herut, E Rahav, TM Tsagaraki… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Recent estimates of nutrient budgets for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMS) indicate that
atmospheric aerosols play a significant role as suppliers of macro-and micro-nutrients to its …

Fertilization of the northwest Pacific Ocean by east Asia air pollutants

C Zhang, A Ito, Z Shi, MN Aita, X Yao… - Global …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Haze particles as a key air pollutant contain high level of toxins, which were hypothesized to
inhibit phytoplankton growth when deposited to the ocean, and thus indirectly affect the …

[HTML][HTML] Atmospheric gas-phase composition over the Indian Ocean

S Tegtmeier, C Marandino, Y Jia… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract The Indian Ocean is coupled to atmospheric dynamics and chemical composition
via several unique mechanisms, such as the seasonally varying monsoon circulation …

Organic phosphorus in atmospheric deposition over the Mediterranean Sea: An important missing piece of the phosphorus cycle

K Violaki, F Bourrin, D Aubert, G Kouvarakis… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
To obtain a comprehensive picture of the spatial distribution of atmospheric phosphorus (P)
speciation in the Mediterranean Sea, deposition samples were collected from the eastern …

Responses of biogenic trace gases to atmospheric deposition and acid-processed atmospheric deposition in the oligotrophic western Pacific Ocean

XX Gao, QQ Qi, GP Yang - Marine Environmental Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Dimethylsulfide (DMS) and very short-lived bromocarbons (VSL Br) are important biogenic
trace gases emitted from oceans that can affect the global climate. Atmospheric deposition …

Phytoplankton growth response to Asian dust addition in the northwest Pacific Ocean versus the Yellow Sea

C Zhang, H Gao, X Yao, Z Shi, J Shi, Y Yu… - …, 2018 - bg.copernicus.org
In this study, five on-board microcosm experiments were performed in the subtropical gyre,
the Kuroshio Extension region of the northwest Pacific Ocean (NWPO), and the Yellow Sea …

Characteristics and emissions of isoprene and other non-methane hydrocarbons in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and responses to atmospheric aerosol deposition

YC Wu, XX Gao, HH Zhang, YZ Liu, J Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Field investigations in the Northwest Pacific Ocean were carried out to determine the
distributions of marine and atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs), sources and …

[HTML][HTML] Dust-associated airborne microbes affect primary and bacterial production rates, and eukaryotes diversity, in the Northern Red Sea: a mesocosm approach

E Mescioglu, E Rahav, MJ Frada, S Rosenfeld… - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
The northern Red Sea (NRS) is a low-nutrient, low-chlorophyll (LNLC) ecosystem with high
rates of atmospheric deposition due to its proximity to arid regions. Impacts of atmospheric …

Shifts in microbial community structure and activity in the ultra-oligotrophic eastern Mediterranean Sea driven by the deposition of Saharan dust and European …

C Guo, X **a, P Pitta, B Herut, E Rahav… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The atmospheric deposition of gases and particulates from the Sahara Desert and European
landmass is an important source of nutrients for the Mediterranean Sea. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between air-mass trajectories and the abundance of dust-borne prokaryotes at the SE Mediterranean Sea

E Rahav, N Belkin, A Paytan, B Herut - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
Airborne prokaryotes are transported along with dust/aerosols, yet very little attention is
given to their temporal variability above the oceans and the factors that govern their …