Increasing frequency of Saharan rains over northeastern Spain and its ecological consequences

Anna Avila; Josep Peñuelas

doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00041-8

Increasing frequency of Saharan rains over northeastern Spain and its ecological consequences

Anna Avila, Josep Peñuelas

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Abstract

Desert areas in North Africa are important sources of mineral dust to the atmosphere, which upon deposition can influence oceanic and terrestrial biogeochemical cycles and affect forest productivity. Here, an increase of the frequency of rainfall loaded with such dust (red rain) in the last decades is documented for a site in northeastern Spain. The relevance of such a trend for the neutralization of acid rain and the delivery of nutrients in significant amounts to Mediterranean ecosystems is described. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	153-156
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	228
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00041-8
Publication status	Published - 5 Apr 1999

Keywords

Acidity-alkalinity
Aerosols and particles
Climate change
Nutrient inputs
Rain chemistry
Saharan dust
West Mediterranean

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Increasing frequency of Saharan rains over northeastern Spain and its ecological consequences

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