Mineral dust aerosol impacts on global climate and climate change
Mineral dust aerosols impact the energy budget of Earth through interactions with radiation,
clouds, atmospheric chemistry, the cryosphere and biogeochemistry. In this Review, we …
clouds, atmospheric chemistry, the cryosphere and biogeochemistry. In this Review, we …
Agriculture in West Africa in the twenty-first century: climate change and impacts scenarios, and potential for adaptation
West Africa is known to be particularly vulnerable to climate change due to high climate
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …
variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional …
[HTML][HTML] Contribution of the world's main dust source regions to the global cycle of desert dust
Even though desert dust is the most abundant aerosol by mass in Earth's atmosphere, the
relative contributions of the world's major source regions to the global dust cycle remain …
relative contributions of the world's major source regions to the global dust cycle remain …
Smaller desert dust cooling effect estimated from analysis of dust size and abundance
Desert dust aerosols affect Earth's global energy balance through direct interactions with
radiation, and through indirect interactions with clouds and ecosystems. But the magnitudes …
radiation, and through indirect interactions with clouds and ecosystems. But the magnitudes …
Desertification
A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Frequency of extreme Sahelian storms tripled since 1982 in satellite observations
The hydrological cycle is expected to intensify under global warming, with studies reporting
more frequent extreme rain events in many regions of the world,,, and predicting increases …
more frequent extreme rain events in many regions of the world,,, and predicting increases …
[HTML][HTML] The greening of the Sahara: Past changes and future implications
In the future, the Sahara and Sahelian regions could experience more rainfall than today as
a result of climate change. Wetter periods, termed African humid periods, occurred in the …
a result of climate change. Wetter periods, termed African humid periods, occurred in the …
Interactions of Asian mineral dust with Indian summer monsoon: Recent advances and challenges
The Indian summer monsoon (ISM) is one of the world's strongest monsoon systems that
brings about eighty percent of the annual rainfall to the Indian subcontinent and impacts the …
brings about eighty percent of the annual rainfall to the Indian subcontinent and impacts the …
Global and regional importance of the direct dust-climate feedback
Feedbacks between the global dust cycle and the climate system might have amplified past
climate changes. Yet, it remains unclear what role the dust–climate feedback will play in …
climate changes. Yet, it remains unclear what role the dust–climate feedback will play in …
Improved representation of the global dust cycle using observational constraints on dust properties and abundance
Even though desert dust is the most abundant aerosol by mass in Earth's atmosphere,
atmospheric models struggle to accurately represent its spatial and temporal distribution …
atmospheric models struggle to accurately represent its spatial and temporal distribution …