A hemispheric dust storm affecting the Atlantic and Mediterranean in April 1994: Analyses, modeling, ground-based measurements and satellite observations

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
• Main Authors: Ozsoy, E, Kubilay, N, Nickovic, S, Moulin, C
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2001
• Subjects: Earth-Surface Processes; Ecology; Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Space and Planetary Science; Palaeontology; Forestry; Aquatic Science; Atmospheric Science; Soil Science; Geochemistry and Petrology; Geophysics; Oceanography; Water Science and Technology; Eta; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/67879; https://doi.org/10.1029/2000jd900796

One of the largest recorded dust tranpsort events originating from the great Sahara desert during April 1994 affected the entire region extending from the Caribbean to the Eurasian continent. This hemispherical transport of airborne dust took place during a series of storms that developed during the...