Unraveling late Quaternary atmospheric circulation in the Southern Hemisphere through the provenance of Pampean loess

G Torre, D Gaiero, R Coppo, NJ Cosentino… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The Pampean loess is the most extensive continental paleo-record of aeolian material in the
Southern Hemisphere, recording the deposition of dust transported by two major zonal wind …

Coeval minimum south American and maximum Antarctic last glacial maximum dust deposition: A causal link?

R Coppo, NJ Cosentino, G Torre, I Del Río… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Records of wind-blown mineral dust provide an excellent proxy of past atmospheric
circulation, a key parameter to understanding Earth's climate changes. Dust deposition at …

Spatial and temporal trends in mineral dust provenance in the South Pacific—Evidence from mixing models

J Longman, T Struve, K Pahnke - Paleoceanography and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mineral dust is an important component of the Earth system due to its role in oceanic nutrient
supply, cloud formation and its radiative properties. Changes in transport pathways and …

Humidification of Central Asia and equatorward shifts of westerly winds since the late Pliocene

Y Zhong, X Shi, H Yang, DJ Wilson, JR Hein… - … Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
The production, transport, and deposition of mineral dust exert major influences on climate
change and Earth's biogeochemical cycles. Furthermore, their imprint, as recorded in …