Airborne Dust: Phase-I AAF/SMART-COMMIT Measurements June 22, 2008 —
The U.S. Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurements (ARM) Mobile Facility (DOE/AMF) and ARM Ancillary Facility (AAF/SMART-COMMIT), upper left and right images, are currently being deployed simultaneously in China during the Asian Monsoon Year . . . [continued]
A Hazy Satellite Snapshot June 1, 2008 —
This hazy view of Japan from space on May 22, 2008 shows transported dust (left side) and regional pollution (left and right sides) that are increasingly commonplace. Dust events often occur in spring, arising from strong winds on the Tibetan plateau, wit . . . [continued]