Dust in Svalbard: local sources versus long-range transported dust (SVALDUST)

• Main Authors: Di Mauro, Biagio, Cappeletti, David, Moroni, Beatrice, Mazzola, Mauro, Gilardoni, Stefania, Luks, Bartłomiej, Nawrot, Adam, Lewandowski, Marek, Dagsson Waldhauserova, Pavla, Meinander, Outi, Wittmann, Monika, Kaspari, Susan, Khan, Alia
• Other Authors: orcid:0000-0001-6608-3951, Ilmatieteen laitos, Finnish Meteorological Institute
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System 2023
• Subjects: atmosphere (earth); Svalbard; dust; snow; Spitsbergen; glaciers; climate changes; fine particles; melting; ilmakehä; pöly; lumi; Huippuvuoret; jäätiköt; ilmatonmuutokset; pienhiukkaset; sulaminen; arktinen alue; Arktinen alue
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/566904

This is chapter 3 of the State of Environmental Science in Svalbard (SESS) report 2022. Dust consists of fine and coarse particles that travel in the atmosphere and are deposited on the Earth’s surface. Dust particles deposited on snow and ice can cause snow darkening and contribute to melting. In this chapter, we summarise existing knowledge on local and long-range dust sources in Svalbard, and describe current methodologies for studying dust from both an observational and modelling perspective. Dust science in Svalbard is still in its infancy; future research will help to disentangle the complex role of dust in the Svalbard environment.