Origins of African dust transported over the northeastern tropical Atlantic | Zendy

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Origins of African dust transported over the northeastern tropical Atlantic

Author(s) -

Chiapello I.,

Bergametti G.,

Chatenet B.,

Bousquet P.,

Dulac F.,

Soares E. Santos

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

journal of geophysical research: atmospheres

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67

H-Index - 298

eISSN - 2156-2202

pISSN - 0148-0227

DOI - 10.1029/97jd00259

Subject(s) - cape verde , mineral dust , subtropics , tropical atlantic , geography , environmental science , oceanography , atmospheric dust , physical geography , climatology , geology , aerosol , ecology , meteorology , sea surface temperature , ethnology , biology , history

On the basis of 3 years of daily measurements of mineral dust concentrations at Sal Island (Cape Verde), this study focuses on the origin of the dust transported over the northeastern tropical Atlantic during the dusty season (October to April). Using backward trajectories, we have identified three different sectors of origin of the transported dust, covering the Sahara (north/west and central/south) and the Sahel regions. Time variations of the dust transport from these different areas can be explained by the seasonal shift of the subtropical high‐pressure center. A geochemical approach highlights that the calcium amount and the Si/Al ratio of the transported dust differ according to these source regions, in relation to their respective soil compositions.

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