Fine dust emissions from active sands at coastal Oceano Dunes, California

Huang, Yue; Kok, Jasper F.; Martin, Raleigh L.; Swet, Nitzan; Katra, Itzhak; Gill, Thomas E.; Reynolds, Richard L.; Freire, Livia S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2947-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2947-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2947-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 5

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07 Mar 2019

Research article |

| 07 Mar 2019

Fine dust emissions from active sands at coastal Oceano Dunes, California

Yue Huang, Jasper F. Kok, Raleigh L. Martin, Nitzan Swet, Itzhak Katra, Thomas E. Gill, Richard L. Reynolds, and Livia S. Freire

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Fine dust emissions from active sands at coastal Oceano Dunes, California Y. Huang, J. F. Kok, R. L. Martin, N. Swet, I. Katra, T. E. Gill, R. L. Reynolds, and L. S. Freire https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2573973

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This paper provides important insights on dust emission from sand dunes, which cover a large fraction of arid lands; produces the first in situ measurements for size-resolved dust emission from active sands that could improve the representation of dust cycle in climate models and remote sensing techniques; and shows that dust from active sands is likely significantly finer than thought, implying a greater effect of dust emission from active sands on downwind climate, hydrology, and human health.