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The Impact of Desert Dust Across the Mediterranean

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Editors:
  1. Stefano Guerzoni

    1. Istituto di Geologia Marina, CNR, Bologna, Italy
      International Marine Centre, Oristano, Italy

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  2. Roy Chester

    1. Oceanography Laboratories, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Technology Library (ENST, volume 11)

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Modeling and Climate

    1. Climate Modeling Over the Mediterranean Region: An Overview

      • Filippo Giorgi
      Pages 1-14

    2. Modeling of Dust Process for the Saharan and Mediterranean Area

      • S. Nickovic
      Pages 15-23

    3. Quantitative Remote Sensing of African Dust Transport to the Mediterranean

      • F. Dulac, C. Moulin, C. E. Lambert, F. Guillard, J. Poitou, W. Guelle et al.
      Pages 25-49

    4. Model Components Necessary to Capture a Dust Plume Pattern Over the Mediterranean Sea

      • M. Schulz, Y. Balkanski, W. Guelle, F. Dulac, C. Moulin, C. E. Lambert
      Pages 51-58

    5. The Preliminary Modeling Results of Saharan Dust Transport to the Mediterranean Sea and Europe

      • S. Grigoryan, L. Erdman
      Pages 59-67

    6. Importance of the Source Term and of the Size Distribution to Model the Mineral Dust Cycle

      • Y. Balkanski, M. Schulz, B. Marticorena, G. Bergametti, W. Guelle, F. Dulac et al.
      Pages 69-76

    7. The Effects of Desert Particles on Cloud and Rain Formation in the Eastern Mediterranean

      • Z. Levin, E. Ganor
      Pages 77-86

    8. Application of a Lagrangian Model to the Study of the Atmospheric Fluxes to the Western Mediterranean

      • M. Alarcón, A. Cruzado, S. Alonso
      Pages 87-92

    9. Atlantic Disturbances Deeply Penetrating the African Continent: Effects Over Saharan Regions and the Mediterranean Basin

      • M. Conte, M. Colacino, E. Piervitali
      Pages 93-102

    10. Seasonal Distribution of the Boundary Layer Depths Over the Mediterranean Basin

      • U. Dayan, J. L. Heffter, J. M. Miller
      Pages 103-112

    11. Biomass Burning in North Africa and Its Possible Relationship to Climate Change in the Mediterranean Basin

      • D. O. Suman
      Pages 113-122

    12. Modeling the Present and Last Glacial Maximum Transportation of Dust to the Arctic with an Extended Source Scheme

      • K. K. Andersen, C. Genthon
      Pages 123-132

  3. Geology and Source Regions

    1. Saharan Dust Transport Over the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean: An Overview

      • J. M. Prospero
      Pages 133-151

    2. Mineralogical Characterisation of Saharan Dust with a View to its Final Destination in Mediterranean Sediments

      • E. Molinaroli
      Pages 153-162

    3. The Mineralogical and Chemical Properties and the Behaviour of Aeolian Saharan Dust Over Israel

      • E. Ganor, H. A. Foner
      Pages 163-172

    4. Identification and Quantification of Dust Additions in Perisaharan Soils

      • L. Herrmann, R. Jahn, K. Stahr
      Pages 173-182

    5. Sedimentological Characteristics of Saharan and Australian Dusts

      • L. Kiefert, G. H. McTainsh, W. G. Nickling
      Pages 183-190

    6. Saharan Dust Input to the Western Mediterranean: An Eleven Years Record in Corsica

      • M. D. Loÿe-Pilot, J. M. Martin
      Pages 191-199

    7. African Dust Over Northeastern Spain: Mineralogy and Source Regions

      • A. Avila, I. Queralt, F. Gallart, J. Martin-Vide
      Pages 201-205
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About this book

The atmosphere is an important pathway for the transport of continentally-derived material to the oceans. In this respect the Mediterranean Sea is of special importance because its atmosphere receives inputs of anthropogenic aerosols from the north and desert- derived Saharan dusts from the south. The dusts, much of which is transported in the form of seasonal `pulses', have important effects on climate, marine chemistry and sedimentation in the Mediterranean Sea. This volume brings together reviews and specific-topic papers on the following aspects of Saharan dust transport to the Mediterranean Sea: (i) the modelling of Saharan dust transport, (ii) the chemistry and mineralogy of the dusts and their effect on precipitation, (iii) the contribution of the dusts to marine sedimentation, (iv) the aerobiology of the dusts, and (v) climatic implications of Saharan dust transport. The volume is aimed at students and researchers with an interest in the climate, biogeochemistry and geology of the Mediterranean Sea.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Istituto di Geologia Marina, CNR, Bologna, Italy

    Stefano Guerzoni

  • International Marine Centre, Oristano, Italy

    Stefano Guerzoni

  • Oceanography Laboratories, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    Roy Chester

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Impact of Desert Dust Across the Mediterranean

  • Editors: Stefano Guerzoni, Roy Chester

  • Series Title: Environmental Science and Technology Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3354-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4294-6Published: 30 November 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4764-9Published: 03 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3354-0Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1382-3124

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 391

  • Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Oceanography

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