Aerosols over the Arabian Sea

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Main Authors: Tindale, Neil, Pease, P
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author Tindale, Neil
Pease, P
author_facet Tindale, Neil
Pease, P
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents This paper provides an overview of dust transport pathways and concentrations over the Arabian Sea during 1995. Results indicate that the transport and input of dust to the region is complex, being affected by both temporally and spatially important processes. Highest values of dust were found off the Omani coast and in the entrance to the Gulf of Oman. Dust levels were generally lower in summer than the other seasons, although still relatively high compared to other oceanic regions. The Findlater jet, rather than acting as a source of dust from Africa, appears to block the direct transport of dust to the open Arabian Sea from desert dust source regions in the Middle East and Iran/Pakistan. Dust transport aloft, above the jet, rather than at the surface, may be more important during summer. In an opposite pattern to dust, sea salt levels were exceedingly high during the summer monsoon, presumably due to the sustained strong surface winds. The high sea salt aerosols during the summer months may be impacting on the strong aerosol reflectance and absorbance signals over the Arabian Sea that are detected by satellite each year.
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spellingShingle Aerosols over the Arabian Sea
Tindale, Neil
Pease, P
Aerial sample, pump; AIRPUMP; Arabian Sea; JGOFS; Joint Global Ocean Flux Study; Thomas G. Thompson; TT043; TT043_Air-10; TT043_Air-11; TT043_Air-15; TT043_Air-17; TT043_Air-20; TT043_Air-22; TT043_Air-23; TT043_Air-24; TT043_Air-25; TT043_Air-27; TT043_Air-30; TT043_Air-33; TT043_Air-8; TT043_Air-9; TT044; TT044_Air-39; TT044_Air-40; TT044_Air-41; TT044_Air-42; TT044_Air-43; TT044_Air-46; TT044_Air-47; TT044_Air-48; TT044_Air-50; TT044_Air-55; TT045; TT045_Air-74; TT045_Air-75; TT045_Air-76; TT045_Air-81; TT045_Air-87; TT045_Air-90; TT048; TT048_Air-173; TT048_Air-175; TT048_Air-178; TT048_Air-183; TT048_Air-186; TT048_Air-189; TT049; TT049_Air-200; TT049_Air-201; TT049_Air-204; TT049_Air-205; TT049_Air-207; TT049_Air-208; TT049_Air-209; TT049_Air-211; TT049_Air-216; TT049_Air-218; TT049_Air-222; TT050; TT050_Air-232; TT050_Air-237; TT050_Air-245; TT051; TT051_Air-263; TT053; TT053_Air-303; TT053_Air-306; TT053_Air-314; TT053_Air-319; TT054; TT054_Air-334; TT054_Air-335; TT054_Air-336; TT054_Air-337; TT054_Air-340; TT054_Air-341; TT054_Air-344; TT054_Air-345; TT054_Air-347; TT054_Air-350; TT054_Air-351; TT054_Air-353; TT054_Air-356
This paper provides an overview of dust transport pathways and concentrations over the Arabian Sea during 1995. Results indicate that the transport and input of dust to the region is complex, being affected by both temporally and spatially important processes. Highest values of dust were found off the Omani coast and in the entrance to the Gulf of Oman. Dust levels were generally lower in summer than the other seasons, although still relatively high compared to other oceanic regions. The Findlater jet, rather than acting as a source of dust from Africa, appears to block the direct transport of dust to the open Arabian Sea from desert dust source regions in the Middle East and Iran/Pakistan. Dust transport aloft, above the jet, rather than at the surface, may be more important during summer. In an opposite pattern to dust, sea salt levels were exceedingly high during the summer monsoon, presumably due to the sustained strong surface winds. The high sea salt aerosols during the summer months may be impacting on the strong aerosol reflectance and absorbance signals over the Arabian Sea that are detected by satellite each year.
title Aerosols over the Arabian Sea
topic Aerial sample, pump; AIRPUMP; Arabian Sea; JGOFS; Joint Global Ocean Flux Study; Thomas G. Thompson; TT043; TT043_Air-10; TT043_Air-11; TT043_Air-15; TT043_Air-17; TT043_Air-20; TT043_Air-22; TT043_Air-23; TT043_Air-24; TT043_Air-25; TT043_Air-27; TT043_Air-30; TT043_Air-33; TT043_Air-8; TT043_Air-9; TT044; TT044_Air-39; TT044_Air-40; TT044_Air-41; TT044_Air-42; TT044_Air-43; TT044_Air-46; TT044_Air-47; TT044_Air-48; TT044_Air-50; TT044_Air-55; TT045; TT045_Air-74; TT045_Air-75; TT045_Air-76; TT045_Air-81; TT045_Air-87; TT045_Air-90; TT048; TT048_Air-173; TT048_Air-175; TT048_Air-178; TT048_Air-183; TT048_Air-186; TT048_Air-189; TT049; TT049_Air-200; TT049_Air-201; TT049_Air-204; TT049_Air-205; TT049_Air-207; TT049_Air-208; TT049_Air-209; TT049_Air-211; TT049_Air-216; TT049_Air-218; TT049_Air-222; TT050; TT050_Air-232; TT050_Air-237; TT050_Air-245; TT051; TT051_Air-263; TT053; TT053_Air-303; TT053_Air-306; TT053_Air-314; TT053_Air-319; TT054; TT054_Air-334; TT054_Air-335; TT054_Air-336; TT054_Air-337; TT054_Air-340; TT054_Air-341; TT054_Air-344; TT054_Air-345; TT054_Air-347; TT054_Air-350; TT054_Air-351; TT054_Air-353; TT054_Air-356
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.736653