Control of atmospheric export of dust from North Africa by the North Atlantic Oscillation

Control of atmospheric export of dust from North Africa by the North Atlantic Oscillation

Scientists used daily satellite observations of airborne dusts to obtain an 11-year regional-scale analysis of dust transport out of Africa. They discovered that this large-scale climatic control on the dust export is effected through changes in precipitation and atmospheric circulation over the reg...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1997-06, Vol.387 (6634), p.691-694
Hauptverfasser: MOULIN, C, LAMBERT, C. E, DULAC, F, DAYAN, U
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Atmospheric circulation
Climate
Continental interfaces, environment
Dust
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Marine
Meteorology
Ocean, Atmosphere
Particles and aerosols
Sciences of the Universe
Weather
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Zusammenfassung:Scientists used daily satellite observations of airborne dusts to obtain an 11-year regional-scale analysis of dust transport out of Africa. They discovered that this large-scale climatic control on the dust export is effected through changes in precipitation and atmospheric circulation over the regions of dust mobilization and transport.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/42679