April 98 Asian Dust Event Summary

This page contains the Summary of the April 98 Asian Dust Event. The summary is to be developed based on submissions and discussion by the interesed comunity. To submit a comment you must be registered with the People Page.

The main topics of the proposed summary are: (1) The Source and Emission Characteristics; (2) Atmospheric Transport; (3) Dust Transformation and Removal; (4) Spatial-Temporal Pattern of the Dust; (5) Physical, Chemical and Optical Characteristics; (6) Effects and Implications of the Dust Event. The topics can be further subdivided into the Asian, Trans-Pacific and North American phase of the dust event.



Effects and Implications of the Asian Dust Event
Topic includes: health effects; materials damage; effects on weather; implication to international policy policy; implication to international science collaboration
Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/5/99
RecID: Forum.RudolfHusar5

Physical, Chemical and Optical Characteristics of the Dust
Topic includes: dust size distribution, chemical composition; optical properties over Asia, Pacific and N. America
Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/5/99
RecID: Forum.RudolfHusar4

Spatial-Temporal Pattern of the Dust
Topic includes: Spatial pattern of dust over Asia, Pacific and N. America between April 17 and 31; vertical distribution; temporal pattern
Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/5/99
RecID: Forum.RudolfHusar3

Dust Transformation and Removal Processes
Topic includes: Changes in size distribution, chemical composition, optical properties; cloud interactions; deposition
Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/5/99
RecID: Forum.RudolfHusar2

Atmospheric Transport of the Dust
The topic includes: transport near the source; trans-Pacific transport; transport over N. America, horizontal and vertical pathway; mixing
Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/5/99
RecID: Forum.RudolfHusar1

Source and Emission Characteristics of the April 1998 Asian Dust Event
The topic includes: the meteorological conditions leading to the dust emission; the source region; emission time period; emission rates etc.
Submitted by Husar Rudolf on 12/5/99
RecID: Forum.RudolfHusar