Mineral dust aerosols impact the energy budget of Earth through interactions with radiation,
clouds, atmospheric chemistry, the cryosphere and biogeochemistry. In this Review, we …

Dust plays a key role in many Earth system processes and is ubiquitous in the Martian
atmosphere. Various intensive field campaigns, laboratory analyses, space-based remote …

Although a remarkable reduction in the frequency of sand and dust storms (SDSs) in the
past several decades has been reported over northern China (NC), two unexpected mega …

Dust storms (DSs) originating in East Asia impact ecosystems, climate, and public health in
China. Although DS frequencies have declined since the 1950s, extreme DSs in spring …

Establishing mineral dust impacts on Earth's systems requires numerical models of the dust
cycle. Differences between dust optical depth (DOD) measurements and modelling the cycle …

Aircraft measurement campaigns have revealed that super coarse dust (diameter> 10 μm)
surprisingly accounts for approximately a quarter of aerosols by mass in the atmosphere …

Previous studies suggest that greenhouse gas-induced warming can lead to increased fine
particulate matter concentrations and degraded air quality. However, significant …

Large‐scale classical dust cycle models, developed more than two decades ago, assume
for simplicity that the Earth's land surface is devoid of vegetation, reduce dust emission …

The spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns led to a rapid reduction in aerosol and aerosol
precursor emissions. These emission reductions provide a unique opportunity for model …

Desert dust accounts for most of the atmosphere's aerosol burden by mass and produces
numerous important impacts on the Earth system. However, current global climate models …