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Articles | Volume 24, issue 15
Articles | Volume 24, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-8625-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-8625-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 15
Research article
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05 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 05 Aug 2024

The emission, transport, and impacts of the extreme Saharan dust storm of 2015

Brian Harr, Bing Pu, and Qinjian Jin

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We found that the formation of the extreme trans-Atlantic African dust event in June 2015 was associated with a brief surge in dust emissions over western North Africa and extreme circulation patterns, including intensified easterly jets, which facilitated the westward transport of dust. The dust plume modified radiative flux along its transport pathway but had minor impacts on air quality in the US due to the record-high Caribbean low-level jet advecting part of the plume to the Pacific.
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