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Research article
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22 Aug 2024
Research article |
| 22 Aug 2024
| 22 Aug 2024
Characterization of the particle size distribution, mineralogy, and Fe mode of occurrence of dust-emitting sediments from the Mojave Desert, California, USA
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, Spain
Polytechnical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Cristina González-Flórez
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
Polytechnical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Agnesh Panta
Institute of Applied Geosciences, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Jesús Yus-Díez
Centre for Atmospheric Research, University of Nova Gorica, Ajdovščina, Slovenia
Patricia Córdoba
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, Spain
Andres Alastuey
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, Spain
Natalia Moreno
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, Spain
Melani Hernández-Chiriboga
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
Konrad Kandler
Institute of Applied Geosciences, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Martina Klose
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Roger N. Clark
PSI Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ, USA
Bethany L. Ehlmann
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Rebecca N. Greenberger
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Abigail M. Keebler
Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Phil Brodrick
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Robert Green
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Paul Ginoux
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ, USA
Xavier Querol
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Spanish Research Council, Barcelona, Spain
Carlos Pérez García-Pando
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
Model code and software
Tetracorder Roger N. Clark https://github.com/PSI-edu/spectroscopy-tetracorde
Short summary
In this research, we studied the dust-emitting properties of crusts and aeolian ripples from the Mojave Desert. These properties are key to understanding the effect of dust upon climate. We found two different playa lakes according to the groundwater regime, which implies differences in crusts' cohesion state and mineralogy, which can affect the dust emission potential and properties. We also compare them with Moroccan Sahara crusts and Icelandic top sediments.
In this research, we studied the dust-emitting properties of crusts and aeolian ripples from the...
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