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Research article
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07 Sep 2023
Research article |
| 07 Sep 2023
| 07 Sep 2023
The export of African mineral dust across the Atlantic and its impact over the Amazon Basin
Xurong Wang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
now at: Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-8,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52428, Germany
Qiaoqiao Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
Maria Prass
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
Christopher Pöhlker
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
Daniel Moran-Zuloaga
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
Paulo Artaxo
Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo,
05508-900, Brazil
Jianwei Gu
Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, School of
Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology,
Guangzhou, 510006, China
Ning Yang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
Xiajie Yang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
Jiangchuan Tao
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
Juan Hong
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
Nan Ma
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
Yafang Cheng
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
Meinrat O. Andreae
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz 55128, Germany
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San
Diego, CA 92093-0230, USA
Data sets
Coarse mode aerosol concentration M. Praß and C. Pöhlker https://www.attodata.org/ddm/data/Showdata/126
Short summary
In this work, with an optimized particle mass size distribution, we captured observed aerosol optical depth (AOD) and coarse aerosol concentrations over source and/or receptor regions well, demonstrating good performance in simulating export of African dust toward the Amazon Basin. In addition to factors controlling the transatlantic transport of African dust, the study investigated the impact of African dust over the Amazon Basin, including the nutrient inputs associated with dust deposition.
In this work, with an optimized particle mass size distribution, we captured observed aerosol...
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