Modulation of Saharan dust export by the North African dipole

Rodríguez, S.; Cuevas, E.; Prospero, J. M.; Alastuey, A.; Querol, X.; López-Solano, J.; García, M. I.; Alonso-Pérez, S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7471-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7471-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7471-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 13

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10 Jul 2015

Research article |

| 10 Jul 2015

Modulation of Saharan dust export by the North African dipole

S. Rodríguez, E. Cuevas, J. M. Prospero, A. Alastuey, X. Querol, J. López-Solano, M. I. García, and S. Alonso-Pérez

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RC C11345: 'Modulation of Saharan dust export by the North African dipole; Review of Rodriguez et al., 2015, ACPD:', Carlos Pérez García-Pando, 19 Jan 2015
- AC C12843: 'reply to comments of Carlos Pérez García-Pando', Rodriguez Sergio, 28 Mar 2015
RC C11846: 'Review on "Modulation of Saharan dust export by the North African dipole"', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Feb 2015
- AC C12834: 'reply to comments of anonymous referee #2', Rodriguez Sergio, 27 Mar 2015

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Long-term 28-year variability of Saharan dust export to the Atlantic is correlated with large-scale meteorology in North Africa, particularly with the intensity of the Saharan high to tropical low dipole-like pattern, the so-called North African Dipole. Variability in the dipole intensity is connected with winds, monsoon rain band and latitudinal shifts of the Saharan air layer. Variability in the dipole intensity suggests connections with ENSO and the Sahel drought.