Published January 23, 2023
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Dust in Svalbard: local sources versus long-range transported dust (SVALDUST)
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- 1. Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council of Italy
- 2. Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council of Italy; University of Perugia
- 3. University of Perugia
- 4. Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 5. Agricultural University of Iceland; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
- 6. Finnish Meteorological Institute
- 7. Independent researcher
- 8. Central Washington University
- 9. Western Washington University
Description
This is chapter 3 of the State of Environmental Science in Svalbard (SESS) report 2022.
Dust consists of fine and coarse particles that travel in the atmosphere and are deposited on the Earth’s surface. Dust particles deposited on snow and ice can cause snow darkening and contribute to melting. In this chapter, we summarise existing knowledge on local and long-range dust sources in Svalbard, and describe current methodologies for studying dust from both an observational and modelling perspective. Dust science in Svalbard is still in its infancy; future research will help to disentangle the complex role of dust in the Svalbard environment.
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