A 13-year space-based climatological evolution of desert dust aerosols in the Middle East and North Africa regions observed by the CALIPSO

SA Berhane, KR Kumar, L Bu - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study explores the intricacies of CALIPSO Level 3 optimized Aerosol Optical
Depth (AOD) and Dust Aerosol Optical Depth (DAOD) products. Hence, the study focused on …

Spatio-temporal evolution of long-range transported mineral desert dust properties over rural and urban sites in Central Europe

DM Szczepanik, P Poczta, C Talianu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
An exceptionally strong and very fast (120h) mineral dust inflow from North Africa to Poland
was predicted by NMMB/BSC-Dust and NAAPS models on 10–11 June 2019. Simultaneous …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescence characteristics, absorption properties, and radiative effects of water-soluble organic carbon in seasonal snow across northeastern China

X Niu, W Pu, P Fu, Y Chen, Y **ng, D Wu… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in the cryosphere can significantly influence the
global carbon cycle and radiation budget. However, WSOC in the snowpack has received …

Causes and effects of the long‐range dispersion of carbonaceous aerosols from the 2019–2020 Australian wildfires

D Wu, X Niu, Z Chen, Y Chen, Y **ng… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Australia experienced record‐breaking wildfires during 2019–2020, which emitted large
amounts of carbonaceous aerosols (CAs) to the atmosphere. In this study, we explored the …

Long-term spatiotemporal characteristics and influencing factors of dust aerosols in East Asia (2000–2022)

Y Wang, J Tang, W Wang, Z Wang, J Wang, S Liang… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Taklamakan Desert Region (TDR) and the Gobi Desert Region (GDR) in East Asia
significantly impact air quality, human health, and climate through dust aerosols. Utilizing the …

Aircraft observations of aerosol and BC during the East Asian dust storm event: Vertical profiles, size distribution and mixing state

X Liu, D Zhao, Z Niu, G Zhao, D Ding, Y Chen… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
The vertical structure of meteorological elements, black carbon (BC), and aerosols were in
situ characterized by the King Air 350 aircraft measurements over the northeast of China …

Dust storms from the Taklamakan Desert significantly darken snow surface on surrounding mountains

Y **ng, Y Chen, S Yan, X Cao, Y Zhou… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract The Taklamakan Desert (TD) is a major source of mineral dust emissions into the
atmosphere. These dust particles have the ability to darken the surface of snow on the …

Quantifying the contribution of local drivers to observed weakening of spring dust storm frequency over northern China (1982–2017)

K Gui, H Che, W Yao, Y Zheng, L Li, L An… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent studies have suggested that spring dust storm (SDS) events in northern China (NC)
have exhibited substantial decline over the past 30 years. However, it is unclear which local …

The spatio-temporal variability in the radiative forcing of light-absorbing particles in snow of 2003–2018 over the Northern Hemisphere from MODIS

J Cui, X Niu, Y Chen, Y **ng, S Yan, J Zhao, L Chen… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Light-absorbing particles (LAPs) deposited on snow can significantly reduce surface albedo
and contribute to positive radiative forcing. This study firstly estimated and attributed the …

Long-term characteristics of dust aerosols over central China from 2010 to 2020 observed with polarization lidar

D **g, Y He, Z Yin, F Liu, F Yi - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Plenty of dust aerosols are emitted into the atmosphere in East Asian regions and
significantly impact the regional environment and climate. In the past decade, the frequency …