Variations in airborne bacterial communities at high altitudes over the Noto Peninsula (Japan) in response to Asian dust events

Maki, Teruya; Hara, Kazutaka; Iwata, Ayumu; Lee, Kevin C.; Kawai, Kei; Kai, Kenji; Kobayashi, Fumihisa; Pointing, Stephen B.; Archer, Stephen; Hasegawa, Hiroshi; Iwasaka, Yasunobu

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11877-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 19

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11877-2017

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Anthropogenic dust and its climate impact

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11877-2017

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09 Oct 2017

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| 09 Oct 2017

Variations in airborne bacterial communities at high altitudes over the Noto Peninsula (Japan) in response to Asian dust events

Teruya Maki, Kazutaka Hara, Ayumu Iwata, Kevin C. Lee, Kei Kawai, Kenji Kai, Fumihisa Kobayashi, Stephen B. Pointing, Stephen Archer, Hiroshi Hasegawa, and Yasunobu Iwasaka

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RC1: 'Maki et al. - Interactive reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Jun 2017
- AC1: 'Responses for reviewer1', Teruya Maki, 08 Aug 2017
RC2: 'Comment on “Variations in airborne bacterial communities at high altitudes over the Noto Peninsula (Japan) in response to Asian dust events” by T. Maki et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Jul 2017
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Atmospheric bacteria (bioaerosol) are transported from the Asian continental area to downwind areas in East Asia and influence climate changes, ecosystem dynamics, and human health. Aerosol samples transported for long distances were collected at high altitudes (500–3000 m) using a sophisticated helicopter-based sampling system. The high-throughput DNA sequencing remarkably revealed that the atmospheric bacterial structures at high altitudes change in response to the air mass sources.