简介:WesummarizeinthisoverviewachievementsincurrentresearchfrontiersinAsiansanddustwithemphasisonthemethodforsanddustresearch,thesourcesofsanddustaerosols,emissionofsanddust,mechanismofsanddustweather,chemicaltransformationduringtransport,andinfluencesonclimaticenvironmentandoceans.OurmainresultsshowthatmostofAsiansanddustcomesfromMongolia,theGobiDesert,aridandsemiariddesertareasinnorthwestChina,whichisdividedintoinitialsourcesandenhancedsources.HalfoftheglobalproductionofdustoriginatesfromAsiandustsourceregions.Asiandustweatherissoimmensethatitcancovera5-7-dayjourneyfromthesourcestotheKoreanPeninsula,JapanIslands,andthePacificOceantoevenimpactNorthAmerica.Asiandustweatherplaysanactiveroleinthebiogeochemicalcyclesoftraceelementsinthemid-latitudeNorthernHemisphere.