A pervasive and persistent Asian dust event over North America during spring 2010: lidar and sunphotometer observations

• Published in: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
• Main Authors: P. Cottle, K. Strawbridge, I. McKendry, N. O'Neill, A. Saha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Physics; QC1-999; Chemistry; QD1-999; Canada; Egbert; Pacific; Aerosol Robotic Network
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-4515-2013; https://doaj.org/article/d20b471782c042298d056dfc45f78841

Among the many well-documented cases of springtime trans-Pacific transport of crustal dust from Asia to North America (significant events include those of 1998, 2001, and 2005), the events of March and April 2010 were extraordinary both in the extent of the dust distribution and in the unique meteor...