
Dustˆ2
@dustsquared
Six scientists representing five different institutions study how mineral dust from deserts is transported through the atmosphere to urban and alpine areas.
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22-10-2020 15:51:54
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"Metals, derived from runoff and atmospheric deposition, can be mobilized into the food web when plants transfer these metals to above-ground plant parts." Dr. Janice Brahney quoted in this 2022 story from KSL.com - Utah Breaking News. ksl.com/article/504161…

"Greg Carling asserts more could be done via the Division of Air Quality or refined academic research when it comes to dust off the Great Salt Lake." Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZNet) #Dustˆ2 Cluster members contribute regularly to media coverage about these issues. deseret.com/utah/2022/10/1…



The collector seen in the foreground was developed by Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZNet) #Dustˆ2 Cluster member Jeff Munroe Middlebury College. The design has been shared widely including with Temple University's Laura Toran who's using the passive collector as part of the #UrbanCluster. sites.temple.edu/geotoran/2021/…


What falls in the #winter but never gets hurt? Snow. UCSB Bren School TagueTeamLab UC Santa Barbara AGU Ecohydrology AGU (American Geophysical Union) Hydrology Section AGU Sagehen Creek U.S. National Science Foundation Louis Graup CUAHSI INSTAAR 🏳️🌈 #criticalzone #earthscience #outreach #drought #climatechange #water #scbwi #snow #showdrought





