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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-21-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-21-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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05 Jan 2026
Research article |
| 05 Jan 2026
| 05 Jan 2026
From fine to giant: multi-instrument assessment of the dust particle size distribution at an emission source during the J-WADI field campaign
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Invited contribution by Hannah Meyer, recipient of the EGU Atmospheric Sciences Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation Award 2024.
Konrad Kandler
Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
Sylvain Dupont
INRAE, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, ISPA, Villenave d'Ornon, France
Jerónimo Escribano
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
Jessica Girdwood
Particle Instruments and Diagnostics, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL109AB, UK
now at: Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
now at: National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
George Nikolich
Desert Research Institute (DRI), Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, NV, USA
Andrés Alastuey
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Vicken Etyemezian
Desert Research Institute (DRI), Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, NV, USA
Cristina González-Flórez
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
now at: Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Copenhagen, Denmark
Adolfo González-Romero
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Tareq Hussein
Environmental and Atmospheric Research Laboratory (EARL), Department of Physics, School of Science, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR/Physics), Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, PL 64, 00014 UHEL, Helsinki, Finland
Mark Irvine
INRAE, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, ISPA, Villenave d'Ornon, France
Peter Knippertz
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Ottmar Möhler
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Aerosol Research (IMKAAF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Xavier Querol
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Chris Stopford
Particle Instruments and Diagnostics, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL109AB, UK
Franziska Vogel
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Atmospheric Aerosol Research (IMKAAF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
now at: Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), National Research Council (CNR), Bologna, Italy
Frederik Weis
Palas GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
Andreas Wieser
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Carlos Pérez García-Pando
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
Martina Klose
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research Troposphere Research (IMKTRO), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Data sets
Data presented in Meyer et al. 2025 "From fine to giant: Multi-instrument assessment of the dust particle size distribution at an emission source during the J-WADI field campaign" Hannah Meyer et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15112651
Short summary
Mineral dust particles emitted from dry soils are of various sizes, yet the abundance of very large particles is not well understood. Here we measured the dust size distribution from fine to giant particles at an emission source during a field campaign in Jordan (J-WADI) using multiple instruments. Our findings show that large particles make up a significant part of the total dust mass. This knowledge is essential to improve climate models and to predict dust impacts on climate and environment.
Mineral dust particles emitted from dry soils are of various sizes, yet the abundance of very...
