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Articles | Volume 24, issue 20
Articles | Volume 24, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11451-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11451-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 20
Research article
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15 Oct 2024
Research article |  | 15 Oct 2024

Dust aerosol from the Aralkum Desert influences the radiation budget and atmospheric dynamics of Central Asia

Jamie R. Banks, Bernd Heinold, and Kerstin Schepanski

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The Aralkum is a new desert in Central Asia formed by the desiccation of the Aral Sea. This has created a source of atmospheric dust, with implications for the balance of solar and thermal radiation. Simulating these effects using a dust transport model, we find that Aralkum dust adds radiative cooling effects to the surface and atmosphere on average but also adds heating events. Increases in surface pressure due to Aralkum dust strengthen the Siberian High and weaken the summer Asian heat low.
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