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 …

With one of the largest watersheds in Europe draining complex geological terrains within the
Alps, Bohemian Massif, Carpathians, Dinarides, and the Balkan Mountains, the Danube …

Reconstructions of eolian dust accumulation in northwest African margin sediments provide
important continuous records of past changes in atmospheric circulation and aridity in the …

The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth. Yet the timing of its inception and its response
to climatic forcing is debated, leading to uncertainty over the causes and consequences of …

Reconstructions of past Saharan dust deposition in marine sediments provide foundational
records of North African climate over time scales of 103 to 106 years. Previous dust records …

Mineral dust has a large impact on regional and global climate, depending on its particle
size. Especially in the Atlantic Ocean downwind of the Sahara, the largest dust source on …

The Bodélé Depression (Chad) in the central Sahara/Sahel region of Northern Africa is the
most important source of mineral dust to the atmosphere globally. The Bodélé Depression is …

Savanna ecosystems were the landscapes for human evolution and are vital to modern Sub-
Saharan African food security, yet the fundamental drivers of climate and ecology in these …

The Sahara experienced several humid episodes during the late Quaternary, associated
with the development of vast fluvial networks and enhanced freshwater delivery to the …

Abstract The Arabian Sea, one of the most biologically productive oceanic regions, receive
significant amount of nutrients through aeolian dust deposition which have potential to …