Mineral dust particles suspended in the atmosphere span more than three orders of
magnitude in diameter, from< 0.1 µm to more than 100 µm. This wide size range makes dust …

Aerosols are important atmospheric constituents with significant impacts on both regional air
quality and the global climate and environment. Aerosol effects on radiation, clouds and …

A full understanding of the Asian dust cycle can help with evaluation of the profound impact
of mineral dust on human health, the ecosystem, the terrestrial and oceanic biogeochemical …

Two layers of Saharan dust observed over Leipzig, Germany, in February and March 2021
were used to provide the first-ever lidar measurements of the dust lidar ratio (extinction-to …

Abstract A database [Texas A&M University dust 2020 (TAMUdust2020)] of the optical
properties of irregular aerosol particles is developed for applications to radiative transfer …

Previous studies have shown that dust aerosols may accelerate the melting of snow and
glaciers over the Tibetan Plateau. To investigate the vertical structure of dust aerosols, we …

For the first time, a dense data set of particle extinction-to-backscatter ratios (lidar ratios),
linear depolarization ratios, and backscatter-and extinction-related Ångström exponents for …

Most global aerosol models approximate dust as spherical particles, whereas most remote
sensing retrieval algorithms approximate dust as spheroidal particles with a shape …

Dust particles originating from arid desert regions can be transported over long distances,
presenting severe risks to climate, environment, social economics, and human health at the …

The vertical structure of dust properties in desert sources is crucial for evaluating their long-
range transportation and radiative forcing. To investigate vertical profiles of dust optical …