The Impact of a Severe Drought on Dust Lifting in California’s Owens Lake Area

Abstract Mineral dust aerosols are responsible for some of the largest sources of uncertainties in our current understanding of climate change. Here we show that a severe drought is having a significant impact in one of largest sources of mineral dust aerosols of the U.S., the Owens Lake area in Cal...

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Main Authors: Cauê S. Borlina, Nilton O. Rennó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01829-7