Aerosol optical and radiative properties and their environmental effects in China: A review

H Che, X ** Spectrometer (TOMS) absorbing aerosol …
JM Prospero, P Ginoux, O Torres… - Reviews of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
We use the Total Ozone Map** Spectrometer (TOMS) sensor on the Nimbus 7 satellite to
map the global distribution of major atmospheric dust sources with the goal of identifying …

Atmospheric global dust cycle and iron inputs to the ocean

NM Mahowald, AR Baker, G Bergametti… - Global …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Since iron is an important micronutrient, deposition of iron in mineral aerosols can impact
the carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2. This paper reviews our current understanding of the …

Mineral Dust Entrainment and Deposition (DEAD) model: Description and 1990s dust climatology

CS Zender, H Bian, D Newman - Journal of Geophysical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We describe a model for predicting the size‐resolved distribution of atmospheric dust for
climate and chemistry‐related studies. The dust distribution from 1990 to 1999 is simulated …

Interactions of Asian mineral dust with Indian summer monsoon: Recent advances and challenges

Q **, J Wei, WKM Lau, B Pu, C Wang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Reactions on mineral dust

CR Usher, AE Michel, VH Grassian - Chemical reviews, 2003 - ACS Publications
1.1. Background Historically, most attention within the scientific community and popular
press has been given to pollutant anthropogenic particles due to their direct impact on …

African droughts and dust transport to the Caribbean: Climate change implications

JM Prospero, PJ Lamb - Science, 2003 - science.org
Great quantities of African dust are carried over large areas of the Atlantic and to the
Caribbean during much of the year. Measurements made from 1965 to 1998 in Barbados …