Airborne Mineral Dust

Research Article| August 01, 2010 Airborne Mineral Dust Johann P. Engelbrecht; Johann P. Engelbrecht 1Division of Atmospheric Sciences Desert Research Institute 2215 Raggio Parkway Reno, NV 89512-1095, USA E-mail: Johann.Engelbrecht@dri.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Edward Derbyshire Edward Derbyshire 2The Grange, Grange Court, Aldwick, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 4XR, UK E-mail: edwardderbyshire@btopenworld.com Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Johann P. Engelbrecht 1Division of Atmospheric Sciences Desert Research Institute 2215 Raggio Parkway Reno, NV 89512-1095, USA E-mail: Johann.Engelbrecht@dri.edu Edward Derbyshire 2The Grange, Grange Court, Aldwick, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 4XR, UK E-mail: edwardderbyshire@btopenworld.com Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1811-5217 Print ISSN: 1811-5209 © 2010 by the Mineralogical Society of America Elements (2010) 6 (4): 241–246. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.4.241 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Johann P. Engelbrecht, Edward Derbyshire; Airborne Mineral Dust. Elements 2010;; 6 (4): 241–246. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.4.241 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Global dust events have been part of much of Earth's history. As in the geological past, mineral dust deflated off weathered crustal material in arid regions is continually being lofted kilometres into the atmosphere, where it circles the globe until physical and chemical processes favour precipitation in the ocean or on land. Mineral dust aerosols affect the environment both directly and indirectly by impacting the chemical and physical properties of the atmosphere and by interfering with biogeochemical cycles, all on a global scale. The most important source regions of dust are all in the Northern Hemisphere and include North Africa, the Middle East, the northwestern Indian subcontinent, central Asia, and northwestern China. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.