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Barkley AE, Winckler G, Recasens C, Kaplan MR, Koffman BG, Calabozo F, Middleton JL, Anderson RF, Cai Y, Bolge L, Longman J, Goldstein SL. Patagonian dust, Agulhas Current, and Antarctic ice-rafted debris contributions to the South Atlantic Ocean over the past 150,000 years. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2402120121. [PMID: 39042680 PMCID: PMC11295081 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2402120121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024] Open
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Disentangling inputs of aeolian dust, ice-rafted debris (IRD), and eroded continental detritus delivered by ocean currents to marine sediments provide important insights into Earth System processes and climate. This study uses Sr-Nd-Pb isotope ratios of the continent-derived (lithogenic) fraction in deep-sea core TN057-6 from the subantarctic Southern Ocean southwest of Africa over the past 150,000 y to identify source regions and quantify their relative contributions and fluxes utilizing a mixing model set in a Bayesian framework. The data are compared with proxies from parallel core Ocean Drilling Program Site 1090 and newly presented data from potential South America aeolian dust source areas (PSAs), allowing for an integrated investigation into atmospheric, oceanic, and cryospheric dynamics. PSA inputs varied on glacial/interglacial timescales, with southern South American sources dominating up to 88% of the lithogenic fraction (mainly Patagonia, which provided up to 68%) during cold periods, while southern African sources were more important during interglacials. During the warmer Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3 of the last glacial period, lithogenic fluxes were twice that of colder MIS2 and MIS4 at times, and showed unique isotope ratios best explained by Antarctic-derived IRD, likely from the Weddell Sea. The IRD intrusions contributed up to 41% at times and followed Antarctic millennial warming events that raised temperatures, causing instability of icesheet margins. High IRD was synchronous with increased bioavailable iron, nutrient utilization, high biological productivity, and decreased atmospheric CO2. Overall, TN057-6 sediments record systematic Southern Hemisphere climate shifts and cryospheric changes that impacted biogeochemical cycling on both glacial/interglacial and subglacial timescales.
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- Anne E. Barkley
- Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY10964
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- Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY10964
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
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- Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY10964
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- Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY10964
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra, Ciudad Universitaria, CórdobaX5016CGA, Argentina
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- Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY10964
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- Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY10964
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
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- Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing210008, China
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- Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY10964
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- Marine Isotope Geochemistry, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg26129, Germany
- Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-TyneNE1 8ST, United Kingdom
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- Division of Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY10964
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
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Meinander O, Kouznetsov R, Uppstu A, Sofiev M, Kaakinen A, Salminen J, Rontu L, Welti A, Francis D, Piedehierro AA, Heikkilä P, Heikkinen E, Laaksonen A. African dust transport and deposition modelling verified through a citizen science campaign in Finland. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21379. [PMID: 38049489 PMCID: PMC10695925 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46321-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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African desert dust is emitted and long-range transported with multiple effects on climate, air quality, cryosphere, and ecosystems. On 21-23 February 2021, dust from a sand and dust storm in northern Africa was transported to Finland, north of 60°N. The episode was predicted 5 days in advance by the global operational SILAM forecast, and its key features were confirmed and detailed by a retrospective analysis. The scavenging of dust by snowfall and freezing rain in Finland resulted in a rare case of substantial mineral dust contamination of snow surfaces over a large area in the southern part of the country. A citizen science campaign was set up to collect contaminated snow samples prepared according to the scientists' instructions. The campaign gained wide national interest in television, radio, newspapers and social media, and dust samples were received from 525 locations in Finland, up to 64.3°N. The samples were utilised in investigating the ability of an atmospheric dispersion model to simulate the dust episode. The analysis confirmed that dust came from a wide Sahara and Sahel area from 5000 km away. Our results reveal the features of this rare event and demonstrate how deposition samples can be used to evaluate the skills and limitations of current atmospheric models in simulating transport of African dust towards northern Europe.
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- Outi Meinander
- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Climate Research, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Climate Research, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Climate Research, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Climate Research, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Gustaf Hällströmin Katu 2, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Gustaf Hällströmin Katu 2, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
- Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Vuorimiehentie 2, 02150, Espoo, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Meteorological Research, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research Coordination, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
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- Earth Sciences Department, Khalifa University, 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research Coordination, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
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- Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), Vuorimiehentie 2, 02150, Espoo, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Climate Research, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research Coordination, Erik Palmenin Aukio 1, 00560, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, 70210, Kuopio, Finland
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Kok JF, Adebiyi AA, Albani S, Balkanski Y, Checa-Garcia R, Chin M, Colarco PR, Hamilton DS, Huang Y, Ito A, Klose M, Leung DM, Li L, Mahowald NM, Miller RL, Obiso V, García-Pando CP, Rocha-Lima A, Wan JS, Whicker CA. Improved representation of the global dust cycle using observational constraints on dust properties and abundance. ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 2021; 21:8127-8167. [PMID: 37649640 PMCID: PMC10466066 DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-8127-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Even though desert dust is the most abundant aerosol by mass in Earth's atmosphere, atmospheric models struggle to accurately represent its spatial and temporal distribution. These model errors are partially caused by fundamental difficulties in simulating dust emission in coarse-resolution models and in accurately representing dust microphysical properties. Here we mitigate these problems by developing a new methodology that yields an improved representation of the global dust cycle. We present an analytical framework that uses inverse modeling to integrate an ensemble of global model simulations with observational constraints on the dust size distribution, extinction efficiency, and regional dust aerosol optical depth. We then compare the inverse model results against independent measurements of dust surface concentration and deposition flux and find that errors are reduced by approximately a factor of two relative to current model simulations of the Northern Hemisphere dust cycle. The inverse model results show smaller improvements in the less dusty Southern Hemisphere, most likely because both the model simulations and the observational constraints used in the inverse model are less accurate. On a global basis, we find that the emission flux of dust with geometric diameter up to 20 μm (PM20) is approximately 5,000 Tg/year, which is greater than most models account for. This larger PM20 dust flux is needed to match observational constraints showing a large atmospheric loading of coarse dust. We obtain gridded data sets of dust emission, vertically integrated loading, dust aerosol optical depth, (surface) concentration, and wet and dry deposition fluxes that are resolved by season and particle size. As our results indicate that this data set is more accurate than current model simulations and the MERRA-2 dust reanalysis product, it can be used to improve quantifications of dust impacts on the Earth system.
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- Jasper F. Kok
- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences, University
of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de
l’Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ-UPSaclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de
l’Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ-UPSaclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de
l’Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ-UPSaclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, JAMSTEC, Yokohama,
Kanagawa 236-0001, Japan
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), 08034 Barcelona,
Spain
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York NY10025
USA
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), 08034 Barcelona,
Spain
- NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York NY10025
USA
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), 08034 Barcelona,
Spain
- ICREA, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced
Studies, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Physics Department, UMBC, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Joint Center Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology,
UMBC, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
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- Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University
of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Ground-based lidars and ceilometers are widely used for dust and volcanic ash observation around the world. This is particularly interesting in Iceland where high-altitude dust events occur frequently during strong wind conditions and volcanic eruptions. To explore the possible application of such technologies in Iceland for monitoring dust events, we used a combination of Doppler wind lidars with depolarization channels, ceilometers, and other instruments, to monitor two dust events that occurred in Iceland during summer 2019. We applied a verified ceilometer data processing procedure with customized local corrections and developed a new procedure to process Doppler lidar data for aerosols measurements. Both lidar and ceilometer observations can be used to detect the dust layer and reveal the temporal and vertical distribution of dust aerosols in Iceland. The depolarization ratio measurements indicate that the weather conditions, e.g., relative humidity, could have a significant impact on lidar measurements. We conclude that using Doppler wind lidar and ceilometer measurements to monitor volcanic and sedimentary aerosols is possible and may be used to provide important information to the scientific community.
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Global change has been accompanied by recent increases in the frequency and intensity of various ecological disturbances (e.g., fires, floods, cyclones), both natural and anthropogenic in origin. Because these disturbances often interact, their cumulative and synergistic effects can result in unforeseen consequences, such as insect outbreaks, crop failure, and progressive ecosystem degradation. We consider the roles of biological legacies, thresholds, and lag effects responsible for the distinctive impacts of interacting disturbances. We propose a hierarchical classification that distinguishes the patterns and implications associated with random co-occurrences, individual links, and multiple links among disturbances that cascade in chains or networks. Disturbance-promoting interactions apparently prevail over disturbance-inhibiting ones. Complex and exogenous disturbance cascades are less predictable than simple and endogenous links because of their dependency on adjacent or synchronous events. These distinctions help define regional disturbance regimes and can have implications for natural selection, risk assessment, and options for management intervention.
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- Philip J Burton
- Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Northern British Columbia, Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
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- Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research, Department of Disturbance Ecology, Bayreuth University, Bayreuth, Germany
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Sanchez-Marroquin A, Arnalds O, Baustian-Dorsi KJ, Browse J, Dagsson-Waldhauserova P, Harrison AD, Maters EC, Pringle KJ, Vergara-Temprado J, Burke IT, McQuaid JB, Carslaw KS, Murray BJ. Iceland is an episodic source of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles relevant for mixed-phase clouds. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaba8137. [PMID: 32637618 PMCID: PMC7314534 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba8137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) have the potential to remove much of the liquid water in climatically important mid- to high-latitude shallow supercooled clouds, markedly reducing their albedo. The INP sources at these latitudes are very poorly defined, but it is known that there are substantial dust sources across the high latitudes, such as Iceland. Here, we show that Icelandic dust emissions are sporadically an important source of INPs at mid to high latitudes by combining ice-nucleating active site density measurements of aircraft-collected Icelandic dust samples with a global aerosol model. Because Iceland is only one of many high-latitude dust sources, we anticipate that the combined effect of all these sources may strongly contribute to the INP population in the mid- and high-latitude northern hemisphere. This is important because these emissions are directly relevant for the cloud-phase climate feedback and because high-latitude dust emissions are expected to increase in a warmer climate.
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- A. Sanchez-Marroquin
- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Agricultural University of Iceland, Hvanneyrabraut, 311 Hvanneyri, Iceland
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- Bison Engineering Inc., Helena, MT 59601, USA
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- Center for Geography and Environmental Science, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 8FE, UK
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- Agricultural University of Iceland, Hvanneyrabraut, 311 Hvanneyri, Iceland
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 126, Prague 6, 16000, Czech Republic
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Querol X, Tobías A, Pérez N, Karanasiou A, Amato F, Stafoggia M, Pérez García-Pando C, Ginoux P, Forastiere F, Gumy S, Mudu P, Alastuey A. Monitoring the impact of desert dust outbreaks for air quality for health studies. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 130:104867. [PMID: 31207476 PMCID: PMC6686079 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We review the major features of desert dust outbreaks that are relevant to the assessment of dust impacts upon human health. Our ultimate goal is to provide scientific guidance for the acquisition of relevant population exposure information for epidemiological studies tackling the short and long term health effects of desert dust. We first describe the source regions and the typical levels of dust particles in regions close and far away from the source areas, along with their size, composition, and bio-aerosol load. We then describe the processes by which dust may become mixed with anthropogenic particulate matter (PM) and/or alter its load in receptor areas. Short term health effects are found during desert dust episodes in different regions of the world, but in a number of cases the results differ when it comes to associate the effects to the bulk PM, the desert dust-PM, or non-desert dust-PM. These differences are likely due to the different monitoring strategies applied in the epidemiological studies, and to the differences on atmospheric and emission (natural and anthropogenic) patterns of desert dust around the world. We finally propose methods to allow the discrimination of health effects by PM fraction during dust outbreaks, and a strategy to implement desert dust alert and monitoring systems for health studies and air quality management.
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- X Querol
- Institute of Environmental Assessment & Water Research, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment & Water Research, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment & Water Research, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment & Water Research, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment & Water Research, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy
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- Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Princeton, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment & Water Research, Barcelona, Spain
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Spatial and Temporal Variations in the Incidence of Dust Storms in Saudi Arabia Revealed from In Situ Observations. GEOSCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/geosciences9040162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Monthly meteorological data from 27 observation stations provided by the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) of Saudi Arabia were used to analyze the spatial and temporal distribution of atmospheric dust in Saudi Arabia between 2000 and 2016. These data were used to analyze the effects of environmental forcing on the occurrence of dust storms across Saudi Arabia by considering the relationships between dust storm frequency and temperature, precipitation, and wind variables. We reveal a clear seasonality in the reported incidence of dust storms, with the highest frequency of events during the spring. Our results show significant positive relationships (p < 0.005) between dust storm occurrence and wind speed, wind direction, and precipitation. However, we did not detect a significant relationship with temperature. Our results reveal important spatial patterns, as well as seasonal and inter-annual variations, in the occurrence of dust storms in Saudi Arabia. For instance, the eastern part of the study area experienced an increase in dust storm events over time, especially in the region near Al-Ahsa. Similarly, an increasing trend in dust storms was also observed in the west of the study area near Jeddah. However, the occurrence of dust storm events is decreasing over time in the north, in areas such as Hail and Qaisumah. Overall, the eastern part of Saudi Arabia experiences the highest number of dust storms per year (i.e., 10 to 60 events), followed by the northern region, with the south and the west having fewer dust storm events (i.e., five to 15 events per year). In addition, our results showed that the wind speeds during a dust storm are 15–20 m/s and above, while, on a non-dust day, the wind speeds are approximately 10–15 m/s or lower. Findings of this study provide insight into the relationship between environmental conditions and dust storm occurrence across Saudi Arabia, and a basis for future research into the drivers behind these observed spatio-temporal trends.
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Achterberg EP, Steigenberger S, Marsay CM, LeMoigne FAC, Painter SC, Baker AR, Connelly DP, Moore CM, Tagliabue A, Tanhua T. Iron Biogeochemistry in the High Latitude North Atlantic Ocean. Sci Rep 2018; 8:1283. [PMID: 29352137 PMCID: PMC5775377 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19472-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for marine microbial organisms, and low supply controls productivity in large parts of the world’s ocean. The high latitude North Atlantic is seasonally Fe limited, but Fe distributions and source strengths are poorly constrained. Surface ocean dissolved Fe (DFe) concentrations were low in the study region (<0.1 nM) in summer 2010, with significant perturbations during spring 2010 in the Iceland Basin as a result of an eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano (up to 2.5 nM DFe near Iceland) with biogeochemical consequences. Deep water concentrations in the vicinity of the Reykjanes Ridge system were influenced by pronounced sediment resuspension, with indications for additional inputs by hydrothermal vents, with subsequent lateral transport of Fe and manganese plumes of up to 250–300 km. Particulate Fe formed the dominant pool, as evidenced by 4–17 fold higher total dissolvable Fe compared with DFe concentrations, and a dynamic exchange between the fractions appeared to buffer deep water DFe. Here we show that Fe supply associated with deep winter mixing (up to 103 nmol m−2 d−1) was at least ca. 4–10 times higher than atmospheric deposition, diffusive fluxes at the base of the summer mixed layer, and horizontal surface ocean fluxes.
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- Eric P Achterberg
- Earth and Ocean Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK. .,GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, 24148, Germany.
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- Earth and Ocean Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK.,National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- Earth and Ocean Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK.,Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia, Savannah, GA, 31411, USA
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, 24148, Germany.,National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- School of Environmental Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Earth and Ocean Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GB, UK
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- GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, 24148, Germany
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Sihvonen SK, Murphy KA, Washton NM, Altaf MB, Mueller KT, Freedman MA. Effect of Acid on Surface Hydroxyl Groups on Kaolinite and Montmorillonite. Z PHYS CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/zpch-2016-0958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mineral dust aerosol participates in heterogeneous chemistry in the atmosphere. In particular, the hydroxyl groups on the surface of aluminosilicate clay minerals are important for heterogeneous atmospheric processes. These functional groups may be altered by acidic processing during atmospheric transport. In this study, we exposed kaolinite (KGa-1b) and montmorillonite (STx-1b) to aqueous sulfuric acid and then rinsed the soluble reactants and products off in order to explore changes to functional groups on the mineral surface. To quantify the changes due to acid treatment of edge hydroxyl groups, we use 19F magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and a probe molecule, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyldimethylchlorosilane. We find that the edge hydroxyl groups (OH) increase in both number and density with acid treatment. Chemical reactions in the atmosphere may be impacted by the increase in OH at the mineral edge.
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- Sarah K. Sihvonen
- Department of Chemistry , The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, PA 16802 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, PA 16802 , USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland, WA 99352 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, PA 16802 , USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland, WA 99352 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , The Pennsylvania State University , University Park, PA 16802 , USA
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Atmospheric dust constitutes particles <100 μm, or deposits thereof (continental or marine); dust includes ‘loess,’ defined as continental aeolian silt (4–62.5 μm). Dust is well-known from Earth's near-time (mostly Quaternary) record, and recognized as a high-fidelity archive of climate, but remains under-recognized for deep time. Attributes such as thickness, grain size, magnetism, pedogenesis, and provenance of dust form valuable indicators of paleoclimate to constrain models of atmospheric dustiness. Additionally, dust acts as an agent of climate change via both direct and indirect effects on radiative forcing, and on productivity, and thus the biosphere and carbon cycling. Dust from the late Paleozoic of western equatorial Pangea reflects ultimate derivation from orogens (ancestral Rocky Mountains, Central Pangean Mountains), whereas dust from southwestern Pangea (Bolivia) reflects both proximal volcanism and crustal material. Records of dust conducive to cyclostratigraphic analysis, such as data on dust inputs from carbonate sections, or magnetism in paleo-loess, reveal dust cyclicity at Milankovitch timescales, but resolution is compromised if records are too brief, or irregular in interval or magnitude of the attribute being measured. Climate modeling enables identification of the primary regions of dust sourcing in deep time, and impacts of dust on radiative balance and biogeochemistry. Deep-time modeling remains preliminary, but is achievable, and indicates principal dust sources in the Pangean subtropics, with sources increasing during colder climates. Carbon cycle modeling suggests that glacial-phase dust increases stimulated extreme productivity, potentially increasing algal activity and perturbing ecosystem compositions of the late Paleozoic.
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Dagsson-Waldhauserova P, Arnalds O, Olafsson H. Long-term dust aerosol production from natural sources in Iceland. JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (1995) 2017; 67:173-181. [PMID: 28102779 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2013.805703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED Iceland is a volcanic island in the North Atlantic Ocean with maritime climate. In spite of moist climate, large areas are with limited vegetation cover where >40% of Iceland is classified with considerable to very severe erosion and 21% of Iceland is volcanic sandy deserts. Not only do natural emissions from these sources influenced by strong winds affect regional air quality in Iceland ("Reykjavik haze"), but dust particles are transported over the Atlantic ocean and Arctic Ocean >1000 km at times. The aim of this paper is to place Icelandic dust production area into international perspective, present long-term frequency of dust storm events in northeast Iceland, and estimate dust aerosol concentrations during reported dust events. Meteorological observations with dust presence codes and related visibility were used to identify the frequency and the long-term changes in dust production in northeast Iceland. There were annually 16.4 days on average with reported dust observations on weather stations within the northeastern erosion area, indicating extreme dust plume activity and erosion within the northeastern deserts, even though the area is covered with snow during the major part of winter. During the 2000s the highest occurrence of dust events in six decades was reported. We have measured saltation and Aeolian transport during dust/volcanic ash storms in Iceland, which give some of the most intense wind erosion events ever measured. Icelandic dust affects the ecosystems over much of Iceland and causes regional haze. It is likely to affect the ecosystems of the oceans around Iceland, and it brings dust that lowers the albedo of the Icelandic glaciers, increasing melt-off due to global warming. The study indicates that Icelandic dust may contribute to the Arctic air pollution. IMPLICATIONS Long-term records of meteorological dust observations from Northeast Iceland indicate the frequency of dust events from Icelandic deserts. The research involves a 60-year period and provides a unique perspective of the dust aerosol production from natural sources in the sub-Arctic Iceland. The amounts are staggering, and with this paper, it is clear that Icelandic dust sources need to be considered among major global dust sources. This paper presents the dust events directly affecting the air quality in the Arctic region.
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- Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserova
- a Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Iceland , Reykjavik , Iceland
- b Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Iceland , Hvanneyri , Borgarnes , Iceland
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- b Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Iceland , Hvanneyri , Borgarnes , Iceland
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- a Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Iceland , Reykjavik , Iceland
- c The Icelandic Meteorological Office , Reykjavik , Iceland
- d Bergen School of Meteorology , Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen , Bergen , Norway
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Groot Zwaaftink CD, Grythe H, Skov H, Stohl A. Substantial contribution of northern high-latitude sources to mineral dust in the Arctic. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. ATMOSPHERES : JGR 2016; 121:13678-13697. [PMID: 31423407 PMCID: PMC6686616 DOI: 10.1002/2016jd025482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In the Arctic, impurities in the atmosphere and cryosphere can strongly affect the atmospheric radiation and surface energy balance. While black carbon has hence received much attention, mineral dust has been in the background. Mineral dust is not only transported into the Arctic from remote regions but also, possibly increasingly, generated in the region itself. Here we study mineral dust in the Arctic based on global transport model simulations. For this, we have developed a dust mobilization scheme in combination with the Lagrangian particle dispersion model FLEXPART. A model evaluation, based on measurements of surface concentrations and annual deposition at a number of stations and aircraft vertical profiles, shows the suitability of this model to study global dust transport. Simulations indicate that about 3% of global dust emission originates from high-latitude dust sources in the Arctic. Due to limited convection and enhanced efficiency of removal, dust emitted in these source regions is mostly deposited closer to the source than dust from for instance Asia or Africa. This leads to dominant contributions of local dust sources to total surface dust concentrations (~85%) and dust deposition (~90%) in the Arctic region. Dust deposition from local sources peaks in autumn, while dust deposition from remote sources occurs mainly in spring in the Arctic. With increasing altitude, remote sources become more important for dust concentrations as well as deposition. Therefore, total atmospheric dust loads in the Arctic are strongly influenced by Asian (~38%) and African (~32%) dust, whereas local dust contributes only 27%. Dust loads are thus largest in spring when remote dust is efficiently transported into the Arctic. Overall, our study shows that contributions of local dust sources are more important in the Arctic than previously thought, particularly with respect to surface concentrations and dust deposition.
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- NILU ‐ Norwegian Institute for Air ResearchKjellerNorway
- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry, Atmospheric Science UnitStockholm UniversityStockholmSweden
- Air Quality ResearchFinnish Meteorological InstituteHelsinkiFinland
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- Arctic Research Center, Department of Environmental ScienceAarhus UniversityRoskildeDenmark
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- NILU ‐ Norwegian Institute for Air ResearchKjellerNorway
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Jickells T, Moore CM. The Importance of Atmospheric Deposition for Ocean Productivity. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS 2015. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-112414-054118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tim Jickells
- Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom;
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- Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Center Southampton, University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, Southampton SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
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Gunnarsson TG, Arnalds Ó, Appleton G, Méndez V, Gill JA. Ecosystem recharge by volcanic dust drives broad-scale variation in bird abundance. Ecol Evol 2015; 5:2386-96. [PMID: 26120428 PMCID: PMC4475371 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Across the globe, deserts and volcanic eruptions produce large volumes of atmospheric dust, and the amount of dust is predicted to increase with global warming. The effects of long-distance airborne dust inputs on ecosystem productivity are potentially far-reaching but have primarily been measured in soil and plants. Airborne dust could also drive distribution and abundance at higher trophic levels, but opportunities to explore these relationships are rare. Here we use Iceland's steep dust deposition gradients to assess the influence of dust on the distribution and abundance of internationally important ground-nesting bird populations. Surveys of the abundance of breeding birds at 729 locations throughout lowland Iceland were used to explore the influence of dust deposition on bird abundance in agricultural, dry, and wet habitats. Dust deposition had a strong positive effect on bird abundance across Iceland in dry and wet habitats, but not in agricultural land where nutrient levels are managed. The abundance of breeding waders, the dominant group of terrestrial birds in Iceland, tripled on average between the lowest and highest dust deposition classes in both wet and dry habitats. The deposition and redistribution of volcanic materials can have powerful impacts in terrestrial ecosystems and can be a major driver of the abundance of higher trophic-level organisms at broad spatial scales. The impacts of volcanic ash deposition during eruptions and subsequent redistribution of unstable volcanic materials are strong enough to override effects of underlying variation in organic matter and clay content on ecosystem fertility. Global rates of atmospheric dust deposition are likely to increase with increasing desertification and glacier retreat, and this study demonstrates that the effects on ecosystems are likely to be far-reaching, both in terms of spatial scales and ecosystem components.
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- Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson
- University of Iceland, South Iceland Research Centre Fjölheimar, Bankavegur IS-800 Selfoss and Gunnarsholt, IS-851, Hella, Iceland
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Iceland Hvanneyri, IS-311, Borgarnes, Iceland
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- British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU, UK
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- University of Iceland, South Iceland Research Centre Fjölheimar, Bankavegur IS-800 Selfoss and Gunnarsholt, IS-851, Hella, Iceland
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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An extreme wind erosion event of the fresh Eyjafjallajökull 2010 volcanic ash. Sci Rep 2013; 3:1257. [PMID: 23409248 PMCID: PMC3570785 DOI: 10.1038/srep01257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Volcanic eruptions can generate widespread deposits of ash that are subsequently subjected to erosive forces which causes detrimental effects on ecosystems. We measured wind erosion of the freshly deposited Eyjafjallajökull ash at a field site the first summer after the 2010 eruption. Over 30 wind erosion events occurred (June-October) at wind speeds > 10 m s(-1) in each storm with gusts up to 38.7 m s(-1). Surface transport over one m wide transect (surface to 150 cm height) reached > 11,800 kg m(-1) during the most intense storm event with a rate of 1,440 kg m(-1) hr(-1) for about 6½ hrs. This storm is among the most extreme wind erosion events recorded on Earth. The Eyjafjallajökull wind erosion storms caused dust emissions extending several hundred km from the volcano affecting both air quality and ecosystems showing how wind erosion of freshly deposited ash prolongs impacts of volcanic eruptions.
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Schulz M, Prospero JM, Baker AR, Dentener F, Ickes L, Liss PS, Mahowald NM, Nickovic S, García-Pando CP, Rodríguez S, Sarin M, Tegen I, Duce RA. Atmospheric transport and deposition of mineral dust to the ocean: implications for research needs. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:10390-10404. [PMID: 22994868 DOI: 10.1021/es300073u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This paper reviews our knowledge of the measurement and modeling of mineral dust emissions to the atmosphere, its transport and deposition to the ocean, the release of iron from the dust into seawater, and the possible impact of that nutrient on marine biogeochemistry and climate. Of particular concern is our poor understanding of the mechanisms and quantities of dust deposition as well as the extent of iron solubilization from the dust once it enters the ocean. Model estimates of dust deposition in remote oceanic regions vary by more than a factor of 10. The fraction of the iron in dust that is available for use by marine phytoplankton is still highly uncertain. There is an urgent need for a long-term marine atmospheric surface measurement network, spread across all oceans. Because the southern ocean is characterized by large areas with high nitrate but low chlorophyll surface concentrations, that region is particularly sensitive to the input of dust and iron. Data from this region would be valuable, particularly at sites downwind from known dust source areas in South America, Australia, and South Africa. Coordinated field experiments involving both atmospheric and marine measurements are recommended to address the complex and interlinked processes and role of dust/Fe fertilization on marine biogeochemistry and climate.
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Murray BJ, O'Sullivan D, Atkinson JD, Webb ME. Ice nucleation by particles immersed in supercooled cloud droplets. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:6519-54. [PMID: 22932664 DOI: 10.1039/c2cs35200a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The formation of ice particles in the Earth's atmosphere strongly affects the properties of clouds and their impact on climate. Despite the importance of ice formation in determining the properties of clouds, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) was unable to assess the impact of atmospheric ice formation in their most recent report because our basic knowledge is insufficient. Part of the problem is the paucity of quantitative information on the ability of various atmospheric aerosol species to initiate ice formation. Here we review and assess the existing quantitative knowledge of ice nucleation by particles immersed within supercooled water droplets. We introduce aerosol species which have been identified in the past as potentially important ice nuclei and address their ice-nucleating ability when immersed in a supercooled droplet. We focus on mineral dusts, biological species (pollen, bacteria, fungal spores and plankton), carbonaceous combustion products and volcanic ash. In order to make a quantitative comparison we first introduce several ways of describing ice nucleation and then summarise the existing information according to the time-independent (singular) approximation. Using this approximation in combination with typical atmospheric loadings, we estimate the importance of ice nucleation by different aerosol types. According to these estimates we find that ice nucleation below about -15 °C is dominated by soot and mineral dusts. Above this temperature the only materials known to nucleate ice are biological, with quantitative data for other materials absent from the literature. We conclude with a summary of the challenges our community faces.
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- B J Murray
- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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Carlsen HK, Hauksdottir A, Valdimarsdottir UA, Gíslason T, Einarsdottir G, Runolfsson H, Briem H, Finnbjornsdottir RG, Gudmundsson S, Kolbeinsson TB, Thorsteinsson T, Pétursdóttir G. Health effects following the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption: a cohort study. BMJ Open 2012; 2:bmjopen-2012-001851. [PMID: 23144261 PMCID: PMC3533043 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The study aimed to determine whether exposure to a volcanic eruption was associated with increased prevalence of physical and/or mental symptoms. DESIGN Cohort, with non-exposed control group. SETTING Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions constitute a major public-health threat. The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull exposed residents in southern Iceland to continuous ash fall for more than 5 weeks in spring 2010. This study was conducted during November 2010-March 2011, 6-9 months after the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. PARTICIPANTS Adult (18-80 years of age) eruption-exposed South Icelanders (N=1148) and a control population of residents of Skagafjörður, North Iceland (N=510). The participation rate was 72%. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Physical symptoms in the previous year (chronic), in the previous month (recent), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) measured psychological morbidity. RESULTS The likelihood of having symptoms during the last month was higher in the exposed population, such as; tightness in the chest (OR 2.5; 95% CI 1.1 to 5.8), cough (OR 2.6; 95% CI 1.7 to 3.9), phlegm (OR 2.1; 95% CI 1.3 to 3.2), eye irritation (OR 2.9; 95% CI 2.0 to 4.1) and psychological morbidity symptoms (OR 1.3; 95% CI 1.0 to 1.7). Respiratory symptoms during the last 12 months were also more common in the exposed population; cough (OR 2.2; 95% CI 1.6 to 2.9), dyspnoea (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.1 to 2.3), although the prevalence of underlying asthma and heart disease was similar. Twice as many in the exposed population had two or more symptoms from nose, eyes or upper-respiratory tract (24% vs 13%, p<0.001); these individuals were also more likely to experience psychological morbidity (OR 4.7; 95% CI 3.4 to 6.5) compared with individuals with no symptoms. Most symptoms exhibited a dose-response pattern within the exposed population, corresponding to low, medium and high exposure to the eruption. CONCLUSIONS 6-9 months after the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, residents living in the exposed area, particularly those closest to the volcano, had markedly increased prevalence of various physical symptoms. A portion of the exposed population reported multiple symptoms and may be at risk for long-term physical and psychological morbidity. Studies of long-term consequences are therefore warranted.
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