Contribution of the World's Main Dust Source Regions to the Global Cycle of Desert Dust

• Published in: Atmospheric chemistry and physics Vol. 21; no. 10; pp. 8169 - 8193
• Main Authors: Kok, Jasper F., Adebiyi, Adeyemi A., Albani, Samuel, Balkanski, Yves, Checa-Garcia, Ramiro, Chin, Mian, Colarco, Peter R, Hamilton, Douglas S., Huang, Yue, Ito, Akinori, Klose, Martina, Li, Longlei, Mahowald, Natalie M., Miller, Ron L, Obiso, Vincenzo, García-Pando, Carlos Pérez, Lima, Adriana Rocha, Wan, Jessica S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Goddard Space Flight Center Copernicus / European Geosciences Union 27.05.2021; Copernicus GmbH; European Geosciences Union; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Aerosol optical depth; Aerosols; Analysis; Atmospheric models; Atmospheric particulates; Biogeochemical cycle; Biogeochemical cycles; Biogeochemistry; Clouds; Constraint modelling; Continental interfaces, environment; Deposition; Deserts; Dust; Dust cycle; Dust deposition; Dust emission; Dust storms; Earth; Earth atmosphere; Efficiency; Emissions; Energy balance; Global aerosols; Hydrology; Mass extinction theory; Mass extinctions; Meteorology And Climatology; Mineralogy; Ocean, Atmosphere; Optical analysis; Optical thickness; Rainforests; Regions; Satellite data; Satellites; Sciences of the Universe; Simulation; Size distribution; Southern Hemisphere; Standard error; Terrestrial environments; North Africa; Aerosols; Dust; Desert Dust; Dust Source Regions; Dust Cycle

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 poorly constrained. This problem hinders accounting for the potentially large impact of regional differences in...