Extreme Saharan dust events expand northward over the Atlantic and Europe, prompting record-breaking PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> episodes

<p>Unprecedented extreme Saharan dust (duxt) events have recently expanded northward from subtropical NW Africa to the Atlantic and Europe, with severe impacts on the Canary Islands, mainland Spain and continental Portugal. These six historic duxt episodes occurred on 3–5 and 22–29 February 20...

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Published in:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Main Authors: S. Rodríguez, J. López-Darias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-10-01
Online Access:https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/24/12031/2024/acp-24-12031-2024.pdf