Revisiting the relationship between Atlantic dust and tropical cyclone activity using aerosol optical depth reanalyses: 2003–2018

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: P. Xian, P. J. Klotzbach, J. P. Dunion, M. A. Janiga, J. S. Reid, P. R. Colarco, Z. Kipling
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Merra; Aerosol Robotic Network; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15357-2020; https://doaj.org/article/42406695fac747b7b57fd0b05716dfcb

Previous studies have noted a relationship between African dust and Atlantic tropical cyclone (TC) activity. However, due to the limitations of past dust analyses, the strength of this relationship remains uncertain. The emergence of aerosol reanalyses, including the Navy Aerosol Analysis and Predic...