Understanding Mineral Dust Through a Doctoral Alliance
Journal
Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings
Date Issued
October 27, 2025
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Abstract
We present an example of how a doctoral network can bring together multidisciplinary expertise and novel scientific advances in atmospheric dust. This network (Dust-DN) has started operations and is a strategic alliance of high-profile partners, able to leverage unique facilities for atmospheric research and innovative space missions. The network aims to improve our understandings of dust processes and microphysics, identify the signature of source regions, address the socio-economic impacts of dust transport and improve the quantification of the role of dust in the climate system. The first results have already been achieved and are shown here, and many more are expected to follow.
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Funding
Dust-DN is funded by the European Union under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (grant agreement 101168425), and by the corresponding national agencies of the United Kingdom (UKRI) and Switzerland (SERI). The views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). Neither the European Union nor MSCA can be held responsible for them. The research on AEROTAPE is also funded by the AERODUST project, of the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (grant agreement ANR 24 CE04 0814 01).
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