scholarly journals Far-Flung Dust Storms Deliver Nutrient Boosts to North Pacific

Eos ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Morton
Keyword(s):  
North Pacific ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

Barren marine deserts bloom seasonally with iron infusions from Asian dust storms.

scholarly journals Asian dust storm influence on North American ambient PM levels: observational evidence and controlling factors

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 2717-2728 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Zhao ◽  
S. L. Gong ◽  
X. Y. Zhang ◽  
D. A. Jaffe
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Observational Evidence ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Western North America ◽  
Transport Pathway ◽  
The North ◽  
Asian Dust Storms ◽  
The North Pacific

Abstract. New observational evidence of the trans-Pacific transport of Asian dust and its contribution to the ambient particulate matter (PM) levels in North America was revealed, based on the interannual variations between Asian dust storms and the ambient PM levels in western North America from year 2000 to 2006. A high correlation was found between them with an R2 value of 0.83. From analysis of the differences in the correlation between 2005 and 2006, three factors explain the variation of trans-Pacific transport and influences of Asian dust storms on PM levels in western North America. These were identified by modeling results and the re-analysis data. They were 1) Strength of frontal cyclones from Mongolia to north eastern China: The frontal cyclones in East Asia not only bring strong cold air outbreaks, generating dust storms in East Asia, but also lift Asian dust into westerly winds of the free troposphere for trans-Pacific transport; 2) Pattern of transport pathway over the North Pacific: The circulation patterns of westerlies over the North Pacific govern the trans-Pacific transport pattern. Strong zonal airflow of the westerly jet in the free troposphere over the North Pacific favor significant trans-Pacific transport of Asian dust; 3) Variation of precipitation in the North Pacific: The scavenging of Asian dust particles by precipitation is a major process of dust removal on the trans-Pacific transport pathway. Therefore, variation of precipitation in the North Pacific could affect trans-Pacific transport of Asian dust.

scholarly journals Asian dust storm influence on North American ambient PM levels: observational evidence and controlling factors

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 9663-9686 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. L. Zhao ◽  
S. L. Gong ◽  
X. Y. Zhang ◽  
D. A. Jaffe
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Observational Evidence ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Western North America ◽  
Transport Pathway ◽  
The North ◽  
Asian Dust Storms ◽  
The North Pacific

Abstract. New observational evidence of the trans-Pacific transport of Asian dust and its contribution to the ambient particulate matter (PM) levels in North America was revealed, based on the interannual variations between Asian dust storms and the ambient PM levels in western North America from year 2000 to 2006. A high correlation was found between them with an R2 value of 0.83. From analysis of the differences in the correlation between 2005 and 2006, three factors explain the variation of trans-Pacific transport and influences of Asian dust storms on PM levels in western North America. These were identified by modeling results and the re-analysis data. They were 1) Strength of frontal cyclones from Mongolia to north eastern China: The frontal cyclones in East Asia not only bring strong cold air outbreaks, generating dust storms in East Asia, but also lift Asian dust into westerly winds of the free troposphere for trans-Pacific transport; 2) Pattern of transport pathway over the North Pacific: The circulation patterns of westerlies over the North Pacific govern the trans-Pacific transport pattern. Strong zonal airflow of the westerly jet in the free troposphere over the North Pacific favor significant trans-Pacific transport of Asian dust; 3) Variation of precipitation in the North Pacific: The scavenging of Asian dust particles by precipitation is a major process of dust removal on the trans-Pacific transport pathway; therefore, variation of precipitation in the North Pacific could affect trans-Pacific transport of Asian dust.

Transport of East Asian dust storms to the marginal seas of China and the southern North Pacific in spring 2010

2017 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 316-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai-Chun Tan ◽  
Jiawei Li ◽  
Huizheng Che ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
Hong Wang
Keyword(s):  
North Pacific ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Marginal Seas ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

Effects of Asian Dust Storms on Synechococcus Populations in the Subtropical Kuroshio Current

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 751-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Ching Chung ◽  
Jeng Chang ◽  
Gwo-Ching Gong ◽  
Shih-Chieh Hsu ◽  
Kuo-Ping Chiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kuroshio Current ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

scholarly journals Increasing cardiopulmonary emergency visits by long-range transported Asian dust storms in Taiwan

2008 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Chuan Chan ◽  
Kai-Jen Chuang ◽  
Wen-Jone Chen ◽  
Wei-Tien Chang ◽  
Chung-Te Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Range ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Emergency Visits ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

Effect of Asian dust storms on mortality in three Asian cities

2014 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 309-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyewon Lee ◽  
Yasushi Honda ◽  
Youn-Hee Lim ◽  
Yue Leon Guo ◽  
Masahiro Hashizume ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Asian Cities ◽  
Asian Dust Storms

Influence of Asian dust storms on daily acute myocardial infarction hospital admissions

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Chen-Yuan Teng ◽  
Yun-Shan Chan ◽  
Yu-I Peng ◽  
Tsai-Ching Liu
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Asian Dust ◽  
Dust Storms ◽  
Asian Dust Storms
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