Mineral dust particles suspended in the atmosphere span more than three orders of
magnitude in diameter, from< 0.1 µm to more than 100 µm. This wide size range makes dust …

Aerosols are important atmospheric constituents with significant impacts on both regional air
quality and the global climate and environment. Aerosol effects on radiation, clouds and …

Aerosol optical depth (AOD) has become a crucial metric for assessing global climate
change. Although global and regional AOD trends have been studied extensively, it remains …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in Wuhan, China, in January 2020 just before the Spring
Festival and subsequent country-wide measures to contain the virus, effectively resulted in …

Fine particulate matter, with an aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 μm (PM 2.5), is a severe
problem in China. The lack of ground-based measurements and its sparse distribution …

Following past studies to quantify decadal trends in global carbon monoxide (CO) using
satellite observations, we update estimates and find a CO trend in column amounts of …

Dust loading in West and South Asia has been a major environmental issue due to its
negative effects on air quality, food security, energy supply and public health, as well as on …

Monitoring and describing the spatiotemporal variability in dust aerosols is crucial for
understanding their multiple effects, related feedbacks, and impacts within the Earth system …

A full understanding of the Asian dust cycle can help with evaluation of the profound impact
of mineral dust on human health, the ecosystem, the terrestrial and oceanic biogeochemical …

The retrieval of aerosol properties from satellite observations provides their spatial
distribution over a wide area in cloud-free conditions. As such, they complement ground …