Tindale, Neil; Pease, P (1999): Aerosols over the Arabian Sea [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.736653, Supplement to: Tindale, N; Pease, P (1999): Aerosols over the Arabian Sea: Atmospheric transport pathways and concentrations of dust and sea salt. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 46(8-9), 1577-1596, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645(99)00036-3
Always quote citation above when using data! You can download the citation in several formats below.
Abstract:
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.
Related to:
Project(s):
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 17.143689 * Median Longitude: 62.529072 * South-bound Latitude: 9.977600 * West-bound Longitude: 57.260900 * North-bound Latitude: 23.795300 * East-bound Longitude: 68.764100
Date/Time Start: 1995-01-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-12-25T00:00:00
Event(s):
TT043_Air-8 * Latitude: 22.845900 * Longitude: 59.696300 * Date/Time Start: 1995-01-08T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-01-09T00:00:00 * Location: Arabian Sea * Campaign: TT043 * Basis: Thomas G. Thompson * Method/Device: Aerial sample, pump (AIRPUMP)
TT043_Air-9 * Latitude: 22.479800 * Longitude: 61.191600 * Date/Time Start: 1995-01-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-01-10T00:00:00 * Location: Arabian Sea * Campaign: TT043 * Basis: Thomas G. Thompson * Method/Device: Aerial sample, pump (AIRPUMP)
TT043_Air-10 * Latitude: 21.629000 * Longitude: 62.771700 * Date/Time Start: 1995-01-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1995-01-11T00:00:00 * Location: Arabian Sea * Campaign: TT043 * Basis: Thomas G. Thompson * Method/Device: Aerial sample, pump (AIRPUMP)
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
2 datasets
Download Data
Datasets listed in this publication series
- Tindale, N; Pease, P (1999): Aerosols, short irradiation neutron activation analysis. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.113884
- Tindale, N; Pease, P (1999): Aerosols, long irradiation neutron activation analysis. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.113971