Asian dust: seasonal transport to the Hawaiian Islands

Journal Article · Fri Apr 08 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.220.4593.195· OSTI ID:6813334

Parrington, J R; Zoller, W H; Aras, N K

Analyses of atmospheric particles collected at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii from February 1979 through September 1982 reveal strong influxes of Asian dust in the spring of each year. Concentrations of a typical crustal element, aluminum, are more than an order of magnitude greater between February and June than during the remainder of the year (71 +/- 51 versus 6.7 +/- 2.3 nanograms per cubic meter). The mass of crustal material transported during the relatively short dust episodes accounts for an average of 80 percent of the total yearly mass of atmospheric particles at 3400 meters on Mauna Loa.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Maryland, College Park
• OSTI ID: 6813334
• Journal Information: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 220
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALUMINIUM
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
DUSTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT
HAWAII
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
AIR POLLUTION MONITORS
ASIA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MONITORING
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION IX
INFORMATION
MASS TRANSFER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
MONITORS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
USA
VARIATIONS
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)