High-latitude dust in the Earth system

• Published in: Reviews of Geophysics
• Main Authors: Bullard, Joanna E., Baddock, Matthew, Bradwell, Tom, Crusius, John, Darlington, Eleanor, Gaiero, Diego Marcelo, Gassó, Santiago, Gisladottir, Gudrun, Hodgkins, Richard, McCulloch, Robert, McKenna-Neuman, Cheryl, Mockford, Tom, Stewart, Helena, Thorsteinsson, Throstur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: AEOLIAN; AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; CRYOSPHERE; DUST; REMOTE SENSING; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; Canada; Greenland; New Zealand; Stirling; Darlington; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctica New Zealand; Ice; Iceland; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/129960

Natural dust is often associated with hot, subtropical deserts, but significant dust events have been reported from cold, high latitudes. This review synthesizes current understanding of high-latitude (≥50°N and ≥40°S) dust source geography and dynamics and provides a prospectus for future research...