Air mass movement across Earth: Highways for particle transport in the past, present and future

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dc.contributor.authorLambert, Fabrice
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-04T14:30:36Z
dc.date.available2025-12-04T14:30:36Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding modern air mass circulation patterns is fundamental to comprehending how Earth's atmosphere functions and influences microparticle transport pathways. These patterns, driven by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface and the rotation of the planet, create distinct wind systems that transport heat, moisture, and particles across the globe. This chapter delves into the primary circulation and wind patterns that shape the dispersal of particles. Knowledge of dispersal is founded primarily on studies of mineral dust aerosols. However, it is well known that spores, microbes, and viruses can attach to mineral dust particles through various mechanisms, including electrostatic forces and physical entrapment within the dust matrix (Smith et al., 2011). Furthermore, carbonaceous materials, organic compounds, smoke, and even sea salt can carry microorganisms. The range of processes of emission of particles that harbor living microorganisms, including dust and sea-spray emissions, emissions from other surface waters and via fires, are covered primarily in Chapters 3, 4, 7 and 8. The association of microorganisms with dust or other particles may contribute to their survival (Noda et al., 2023), which can be assessed from various approaches as described in Chapter 6. Nevertheless, the emissions processes all contribute to assuring that microorganisms can ride the dust transport systems. By exploring these dust transport systems, we gain insight into the mechanisms that govern atmospheric dynamics and their critical role in the dispersal of spores, microbes, and viruses.
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dc.identifier.doi10.35690/978-2-7592-4126-2
dc.identifier.isbn9782759241262
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.35690/978-2-7592-4126-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/107263
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Geografía; Lambert, Fabrice; 0000-0002-2192-024X; 250043
dc.language.isoen
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dc.publisheréditions Quae
dc.relation.ispartofBiological highways in the sky: The dispersal of microorganisms, insects and other small life forms via the atmosphere
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dc.subject.ddc620
dc.titleAir mass movement across Earth: Highways for particle transport in the past, present and future
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sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2025-12-01
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