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Title: Understanding Mineral Dust Through a Doctoral Alliance
Authors: Marenco, Franco 
Amiridis, Vassilis 
Costa, Maria João 
Kandler, Konrad 
Kazadzis, Stelios 
Klose, Martina 
Pérez García-Pando, Carlos 
Ryder, Claire 
M.Antunes, Celia 
Basart, Sara 
Bortoli, Daniele 
Bouris, Demetri 
Brooks, Melissa 
Buters, Jeroen 
Canhoto, Paulo 
Carra, Maria-Elena 
Choutris, Panos 
Christoudias, Theodoros 
Clarkson, Rory 
Dacre, Helen 
Dubovik, Oleg 
Fragkos, Konstantinos 
Francis, Diana 
Fuertes, David 
Goncalves Ageitos, Maria 
Johnson, Ben 
Llopis, Eliot 
Mallios, Sotirios 
Mamouri, Rodanthi-Elisavet 
Marinou, Eleni 
Meleti, Charikleia 
Pozzer, Andrea 
Rimell, Andrew 
Sciare, Jean 
Shumake-Guillemot, Joy 
Tembhekar, Noorani 
Tsekeri, Alexandra 
Vogel, Andreas 
Wessels, Inga 
Westbrook, Chris 
Wienhold, Frank 
Wild, Martin 
M.Tschorn, Kenneth 
Kolintziki, Eleni 
Moncada, Francesco 
Major Field of Science: Natural Sciences
Field Category: Other Natural Sciences
Keywords: dust;microphysics;source regions;climate;socio-economic impacts;environmental health;Earth observations;airborne research;remote sensing
Issue Date: 27-Oct-2025
Source: Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings,2025, vol. 35, no.1, pp.1-7
Volume: 35
Issue: 1
Start page: 1
End page: 7
Journal: Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings 
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.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/36235
DOI: 10.3390/eesp2025035078
Rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Type: Conference Paper
Affiliation : The Cyprus Institute 
Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens (IAASARS/NOA) 
Center for Sci-Tech Research in Earth System and Energy—CREATE 
Technical University of Darmstadt 
Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC) 
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Troposphere Research (IMK-TRO) 
Barcelona Supercomputing Centre 
Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies 
University of Reading 
Planetary Health Lab, Centro Académico Clínico do Alentejo 
World Meteorological Organization 
National Technical University Of Athens 
Science Directorate, Met Office 
Center of Allergy and Environment 
Ciemat—Plataforma Solar de Almería 
EY Cyprus, Climate Change and Sustainability Services 
Engine Environmental Protection, Rolls-Royce plc 
LOA—Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique, CNRS 
The Environmental and Geophysical Sciences Lab, 
Remote Sensing Developments, Generalized Retrieval of Atmosphere and Surface Properties 
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 
ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence 
Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics 
Atmospheric Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry 
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC-CNR) 
Climate and Atmosphere Research Centre 
Évora University 
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 
Helmholtzzentrum München Technical University of Munich 
Université de Lille 
Khalifa University 
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 
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).
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
Appears in Collections:Publications under the auspices of the EXCELSIOR H2020 Teaming Project/ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence

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