North African dust transport toward the western Mediterranean basin: atmospheric controls on dust source activation and transport pathways during June–July 2013

Schepanski, Kerstin; Mallet, Marc; Heinold, Bernd; Ulrich, Max

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14147-2016

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15 Nov 2016

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North African dust transport toward the western Mediterranean basin: atmospheric controls on dust source activation and transport pathways during June–July 2013

Kerstin Schepanski, Marc Mallet, Bernd Heinold, and Max Ulrich

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RC1: 'Review of acp-2016-497', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Jul 2016
- AC1: 'Point-by-point reply to the reviewer's comments', Kerstin Schepanski, 17 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Comments on Schepanski et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Aug 2016
- AC2: 'Point-by-point reply to the reviewer's comments', Kerstin Schepanski, 17 Oct 2016
EC1: 'Comment by François Dulac, handling editor: an analysis comparing several summers would be most welcome', François Dulac, 31 Aug 2016
- AC3: 'Reply to the editor's comments', Kerstin Schepanski, 17 Oct 2016

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AR by Kerstin Schepanski on behalf of the Authors (17 Oct 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (30 Oct 2016) by François Dulac

AR by Kerstin Schepanski on behalf of the Authors (31 Oct 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

EOF analysis is used to link the north African atmospheric dust cycle, particularly active dust source regions, dust emission fluxes, dust transport pathways towards the Mediterranean Sea and Europe as well as dust deposition rates with atmospheric circulation regimes, such as position and strength of the subtropical ridge and the Saharan heat low.