Geomorphic and sedimentary effects of modern climate change: current and anticipated future conditions in the western United States

AE East, JB Sankey - Reviews of Geophysics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroclimatic changes associated with global warming over the past 50 years have been
documented widely, but physical landscape responses are poorly understood thus far …

Transport of mineral dust and its impact on climate

K Schepanski - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Mineral dust plays a pivotal role in the Earth's system. Dust modulates the global energy
budget directly via its interactions with radiation and indirectly via its influence on cloud and …

Intensified dust storm activity and Valley fever infection in the southwestern United States

DQ Tong, JXL Wang, TE Gill, H Lei… - Geophysical research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Climate models have consistently projected a drying trend in the southwestern United
States, aiding speculation of increasing dust storms in this region. Long‐term climatology is …

[HTML][HTML] ModIs Dust AeroSol (MIDAS): a global fine-resolution dust optical depth data set

A Gkikas, E Proestakis, V Amiridis… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - amt.copernicus.org
Monitoring and describing the spatiotemporal variability in dust aerosols is crucial for
understanding their multiple effects, related feedbacks, and impacts within the Earth system …

[HTML][HTML] The discovery of African dust transport to the Western Hemisphere and the Saharan air layer: A history

JM Prospero, AC Delany, AC Delany… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Discovery of African Dust Transport to the Western Hemisphere and the Saharan Air Layer:
A History in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 102 Issue 6 (2021) Jump …

The Lake Urmia environmental disaster in Iran: A look at aerosol pollution

AH Mardi, A Khaghani, AB MacDonald… - Science of The Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lake Urmia (LU) once was the second largest hypersaline lake in the world, covering up to
6000 km 2, but has undergone catastrophic desiccation in recent years resulting in loss of …

Health and safety effects of airborne soil dust in the Americas and beyond

DQ Tong, TE Gill, WA Sprigg, RS Van Pelt… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Indicators and benchmarks for wind erosion monitoring, assessment and management

NP Webb, E Kachergis, SW Miller, SE McCord… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wind erosion and blowing dust threaten food security, human health and ecosystem
services across global drylands. Monitoring wind erosion is needed to inform management …

Effects of increasing aridity on ambient dust and public health in the US Southwest under climate change

P Achakulwisut, SC Anenberg, JE Neumann… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The US Southwest is projected to experience increasing aridity due to climate change. We
quantify the resulting impacts on ambient dust levels and public health using methods …

Analysis of aerosol composition data for western United States wildfires between 2005 and 2015: Dust emissions, chloride depletion, and most enhanced aerosol …

JS Schlosser, RA Braun, T Bradley… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines major wildfires in the western United States between 2005 and 2015 to
determine which species exhibit the highest percent change in mass concentration on day of …