Desert dust suppressing precipitation: A possible desertification feedback loop

By Daniel Rosenfeld, Yinon Rudich, R. Lahav. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2001

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The physics of wind-blown sand and dust (2012, background): “The resulting interactions between dust and clouds are highly complex and poorly understood, and can also either enhance or suppress precipitation (Rosenfeld et al 2001, Ramanathan et al 2001, Toon 2003).”
Constraining the aerosol influence on cloud fraction (2016, background): “It is possible that the properties of the dust aerosol change as it moves further from source regions, acquiring a coating that makes it a better CCN [e.g., Rosenfeld et al., 2001, 2010].”
Spectral (Bin) microphysics coupled with a Mesoscale Model (MM5). Part I: Model description and first results (2005, background): “Observations (e.g., Rosensfeld and Woodley 2000; Rosenfeld et al. 2001, 2002) and numerical simulations (Khain et al. 1999, 2001a) show that that the aerosol effect can be a substantial factor affecting the type, rate, and distribution of precipitation in convective systems.”
Direct and semi-direct aerosol radiative effect on the Mediterranean climate variability using a coupled regional climate system model (2015, background): “…African towns, forest fires, biomass burning from eastern Europe, dust aerosols from Africa and marine particles, lead to strong effects on the regional radiative budget, climate and ecosystems of the Mediterranean (Rodá et al. 1993; Rosenfeld et al. 2001; Bergamo et al. 2008; Guieu et al. 2010).”
Mineral aerosol and cloud interactions (2003, background): “Previous studies have suggested from in situ and event-based studies that mineral aerosols interact with liquid clouds by suppressing precipitation [e.g., Levin and Ganor, 1996; Rosenfeld and Nirel, 1996; Rosenfeld et al., 2001].”
Heterogeneous nucleation of ice on surrogates of mineral dust (2006, background): “on cloud formation, cloud properties, and precipitation [Levin et al. ,1 996; Rosenfeld et al., 2001; Yin et al., 2002; DeMott et al., 2003; Sassen et al., 2003; Toon, 2003; Mahowald and Kiehl, 2003; Sassen, 2005].”
Aerosol cloud precipitation interactions. Part 1. The nature and sources of cloud-active aerosols (2008, background): “Rosenfeld et al. (2001) have suggested a positive feedback between desert dust, suppressing precipitation, and desertification.”
Linear relation between convective cloud drop number concentration and depth for rain initiation (2012, methodology): “This threshold was confirmed by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite measurements comparing the retrieved re with the TRMM precipitation radar [Rosenfeld, 1999, 2000; Rosenfeld et al., 2001; Rosenfeld and Woodley, 2003].”
Airborne measurements of dust layer properties, particle size distribution and mixing state of Saharan dust during SAMUM 2006 (2009, background): “The presence of dust alters atmospheric heating rates, impacts on the hydrological cycle (e.g. Rosenfeld et al., 2001; Miller et al., 2004) and the formation of ice clouds (e.g. Ansmann et al., 2005).”
Impact of radiatively interactive dust aerosols in the NASA GEOS‐5 climate model: Sensitivity to dust particle shape and refractive index (2014, background): “For example, by acting as an additional source of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), dust particles can lead to smaller cloud droplets, hence limiting droplet coalescence efficiency and suppressing precipitation [Rosenfeld et al., 2001].”
Modelling the effect of size on the aerial dispersal of microorganisms (2012, neutral): “Dust particles can be scavenged by seeding cloud condensation and by colliding with falling rain and snow (Rosenfeld et al., 2001).”
Comprehensive Study of Optical, Physical, Chemical, and Radiative Properties of Total Columnar Atmospheric Aerosols over China: An Overview of Sun-Sky Radiometer Observation Network (SONET) Measurements (2017, background): “Moreover, absorptive aerosols make the aerosol–cloud–radiation interaction more complicated and yield inhibition or amplification of precipitation (Rosenfeld et al. 2001).”
Influence of dust composition on cloud droplet formation (2006, background): “Under some conditions, dust particles can suppress precipitation by providing large concentrations of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) that lead to the formation of clouds dominated by small droplets with low coalescence efficiencies (Rosenfeld et al., 2001).”