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The past, present and future of African dust

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  • Amato T. Evan

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
    Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS)/IPSL, UPMC Université Paris 06, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS)

  • Cyrille Flamant

    (Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS)/IPSL, UPMC Université Paris 06, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS)

  • Marco Gaetani

    (Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS)/IPSL, UPMC Université Paris 06, Sorbonne Université, UVSQ, CNRS)

  • Françoise Guichard

    (CNRM-GAME, UMR 3589 CNRS and Météo-France)

Abstract

Variability in North African dust dispersal, which affects air quality and the amount of radiation reaching the ground, is captured by the wind patterns over the Sahara; climate models suggest a downward trend in dust concentration with increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • Amato T. Evan & Cyrille Flamant & Marco Gaetani & Françoise Guichard, 2016. "The past, present and future of African dust," Nature, Nature, vol. 531(7595), pages 493-495, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:531:y:2016:i:7595:d:10.1038_nature17149
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17149
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    2. Thomas M. Missimer & James H. MacDonald & Seneshaw Tsegaye & Serge Thomas & Christopher M. Teaf & Douglas Covert & Zoie R. Kassis, 2024. "Natural Background and the Anthropogenic Enrichment of Mercury in the Southern Florida Environment: A Review with a Discussion on Public Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(1), pages 1-44, January.
    3. Sara McElroy & Anna Dimitrova & Amato Evan & Tarik Benmarhnia, 2022. "Saharan Dust and Childhood Respiratory Symptoms in Benin," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-11, April.
    4. Raphaël Rousseau-Rizzi & Kerry Emanuel, 2022. "Natural and anthropogenic contributions to the hurricane drought of the 1970s–1980s," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.

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