Source, route and effect of Asian sand dust on environment and the oceans

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2010-04-14
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WesummarizeinthisoverviewachievementsincurrentresearchfrontiersinAsiansanddustwithemphasisonthemethodforsanddustresearch,thesourcesofsanddustaerosols,emissionofsanddust,mechanismofsanddustweather,chemicaltransformationduringtransport,andinfluencesonclimaticenvironmentandoceans.OurmainresultsshowthatmostofAsiansanddustcomesfromMongolia,theGobiDesert,aridandsemiariddesertareasinnorthwestChina,whichispidedintoinitialsourcesandenhancedsources.HalfoftheglobalproductionofdustoriginatesfromAsiandustsourceregions.Asiandustweatherissoimmensethatitcancovera5-7-dayjourneyfromthesourcestotheKoreanPeninsula,JapanIslands,andthePacificOceantoevenimpactNorthAmerica.Asiandustweatherplaysanactiveroleinthebiogeochemicalcyclesoftraceelementsinthemid-latitudeNorthernHemisphere.