Primary Convener:
Emily Faber, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Convener:
Daniel Tong, George Mason University
Karin Ardon-Dryer, Texas Tech University
Robert Van Pelt, USDA ARS

Early Career Convener:
Emily Faber, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Chair:
Emily Faber, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Daniel Tong, George Mason University
Karin Ardon-Dryer, Texas Tech University
Robert Van Pelt, USDA ARS

Mineral dust is the most prominent aerosol in our geophysical system, and so has an incredible impact on all aspects of weather and climate modeling capabilities. Across the world, human exposure to dust particles has been associated with adverse health effects, including asthma, allergies, fungal infections, and premature death. Dust storms are well-documented safety hazards to air, land, and sea transportation. Ground truth and AOD validation studies are also critical to our understanding and advancement of earth systems and modeling capabilities and to ensure success of early warning systems for societal dust impacts. This session seeks to connect the mineral dust community to discuss and report on advancements in modeling capabilities, innovation in data assimilation, and use of ground based measurements to validate and enhance our understanding of atmospheric mineral dust and its human-centered impacts. Submissions that focus on dust events with a multidisciplinary analysis are also encouraged.

Index Terms
0305 Aerosols and particles
0394 Instruments and techniques
0545 Modeling
0240 Public health

Cross-Listed:
A - Atmospheric Sciences

Neighborhoods:
1. Science Nexus