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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
An additional low layer transport of Sahelian and Saharan dust over the north‐eastern Tropical Atlantic
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 22, No. 23, Year 1995
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Description
Mineral dust concentrations have been measured from a monitoring aerosol station set up at Sal, Cape Verde Island between December 1991 and December 1994 in order to assess the transport process of African dust over the North‐eastern Tropical Atlantic. These measurements indicate a pronounced seasonal pattern, with maximum dust concentrations observed during winter. A meteorological analysis shows that the transport of dust occurs at low altitudes, in the trade winds layer, during this season. Large quantities of dust are carried out of North‐western Africa, in particular from the Sahel at these altitudes. Such process could constitute the major supply of atmospheric mineral matter to the surface sea water of the Eastern Atlantic. © 1995 American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Chiapello, I.
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Bergametti, Gilles
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Gomes, Laurent
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Châtenet, Bernadette
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Dulac, François
France, Gif-sur-yvette
Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
Pimenta, J.
Cape Verde
Serviço Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica
Suares, E. Santos
Cape Verde
Serviço Nacional de Meteorologia e Geofisica
Statistics
Citations: 245
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1029/95GL03313
ISSN:
00948276
e-ISSN:
19448007
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Cabo Verde