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Indoor and outdoor dust in Damaturu Nigeria : composition, exposure and risk to human health [PDF]

, 2013
Harmattan and Dust (sand) storms together with anthropogenic activities including the use of firewood and kerosene as fuel for cooking, and diesel/petrol generators for electricity generation are potential sources of particulate and gaseous pollutants in
Mohammed, Fatima Sule
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Dust mobilization and transport in the northern Sahara during SAMUM 2006 � a meteorological overview [PDF]

, 2009
The SAMUM field campaign in southern Morocco in May/June 2006 provides valuable data to study the emission, and the horizontal and vertical transports of mineral dust in the Northern Sahara.
Wendisch, M., Schütz, L., Müller, T., Müller, Thomas, Mueller, D., Schütz, Lothar, Ansmann, A., Althausen, D., Mueller, Thomas, Müller, D., Dinter, Tilman, Knippertz, Peter, Bierwirth, Eike, Heinold, B., Petzold, A., Kandler, K., von Hoyningen-Huene, Wolfgang, Schepanski, Kerstin, Wendisch, Manfred, Petzold, Andreas, Althausen, Dietrich, Müller, Detlef, Tegen, Ina, Tegen, I., Tesche, Matthias, Heinold, Bernd, Tesche, M., Ansmann, Albert, Bierwirth, E., Knippertz, P., Dinter, T., Schuetz, Lothar, Kandler, Konrad, von Hoyningen-Huene, W.   +33 more
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Detection of dust canons and Physico-chemical analysis of its particles in Dezful area [PDF]

مخاطرات محیط طبیعی, 2020
To identify the physicochemical and atmospheric conditions of a dust storm at the Dezful station (As Dezful Regional Representative), at first the frequency of the dust storm phenomena was investigated at the Dezful station in Twenty years (1994 -2013 ...
Broumand Salahi, MAHMOUD BEHROUZI
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Physicochemical Characteristics and Possible Sources of Individual Mineral Particles in a Dust Storm Episode in Beijing, China

Atmosphere, 2018
Beijing frequently experiences dust storms during spring, which result in deteriorated visibility and cause negative health impacts. In this paper, the dust particles were collected during a dust storm episode on 4–5 May 2017 in Beijing, and the ...
Jie Li, Longyi Shao, Lingli Chang, Jiaoping Xing, Wenhua Wang, Wenjun Li, Daizhou Zhang   +6 more
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Weakening Dust Storm Intensity in Arid Central Asia Due to Global Warming Over the Past 160 Years

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020
Dust storms occur frequently in arid central Asia (ACA) and greatly influence the regional ecology/environment, human health, and security, as well as the global climate.
Jin Zhang, Hai Xu, Jianghu Lan, Li Ai, Enguo Sheng, Dongna Yan, Kang’en Zhou, Keke Yu, Yunping Song, Shuang Zhang, Adi Torfstein   +10 more
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Synoptic Causes and Socio-Economic Consequences of a Severe Dust Storm in the Middle East

Atmosphere, 2021
Dust storms represent one of the most severe, if underrated, natural hazards in drylands. This study uses ground observational data from meteorological stations and airports (SYNOP and METARs), satellite observations (MODIS level-3 gridded atmosphere ...
Nick Middleton, Saviz Sehat Kashani, Sara Attarchi, Mehdi Rahnama, Sahar Tajbakhsh Mosalman   +4 more
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Minor effect of physical size sorting on iron solubility of transported mineral dust [PDF]

, 2011
Observations show that the fractional solubility of Fe (FS-Fe, ratio of dissolved to total Fe) in dust aerosol increases dramatically from ~0.1% in regions of high dust mass concentration to 80% in remote regions where concentrations are low.
G. Fones, Drake, N, N. Drake, Fones, G., Brooks, B., Carslaw, KS, Jickells, T. D., Drake, N., Krom, MD, Fones, Gary, Jickells, TD, G. W. Mann, B. Brooks, Mann, GW, Brooks, B, Benning, L. G., Woodhouse, M. T., Baker, AR, G. R. Fones, Shi, Z. B., Baker, A. R., Carslaw, K. S., Z. B. Shi, M. D. Krom, L. G. Benning, Savov, I, T. D. Jickells, Shi, Zongbo; id_orcid, Krom, M. D., K. S. Carslaw, Benning, LG, Fones, G. R., A. R. Baker, Woodhouse, M. T, Savov, I., M. T. Woodhouse, Mann, G. W., Fones, GR, I. Savov, Woodhouse, MT   +39 more
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Investigation of Three-Dimensional Evolution of East Asian Dust Storm by Modeling and Remote Sensing Measurements

Advances in Meteorology, 2015
The three-dimensional evolution of an East Asian dust storm during 23–26 April 2009 was investigated by utilizing a regional air quality model system (RAQMS) and satellite measurements. This severe dust storm hit Mt.
Jiawei Li, Zhiwei Han
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Climate, vegetation cover and dust storm events in arid and semi-arid regions of Australia - relationships, models and predictions [PDF]

, 2016
Wind erosion is a land degradation process in arid, semi-arid and agricultural regions of Australia. The loss of soil as a result of this process affects human health, environment and the economy. Climate variables such as rainfall and temperature play a
Pudmenzky, Christa
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Evaluating the Dust Storm Probability in Isidis‐Elysium Planitia, a Tentative Landing Area of China's First Mars Mission (Tianwen‐1)

Earth and Space Science, 2020
China's first Mars exploration mission (Tianwen‐1), launched on July 23, 2020 with the goal of “orbiting, landing, and roving,” and its tentative landing areas (TLAs) are Chryse Planitia (TLA 1) and Isidis‐Elysium Planitia (TLA 2).
Peiwen Yao, Chenfan Li, Biao Wang, Bo Li, Jiang Zhang, Zongcheng Ling, Shengbo Chen   +6 more
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