First long-term detection of paleo-oceanic signature of dust aerosol at the southern marginal area of the Taklimakan Desert

Abstract We firstly conducted a long-term in-situ field measurement at a marginal area (Hotan) of the southern Taklimakan Desert covering all four seasons. Detailed chemical characterization of dust aerosol over Hotan showed several unconventional features, including (1) ubiquity of high Na+ and Cl−...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qi Zhou, Juan Li, Jian Xu, Xiaofei Qin, Congrui Deng, Joshua S. Fu, Qiongzhen Wang, Mijiti Yiming, Kan Huang, Guoshun Zhuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25166-5