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STARDust (*Sonde Technology for Aerosol Retrieval and Dust). This is the modern active dust survey consisting of aerial and ground-based campaigns.
The significance of this study is that dust affects the air quality and health of downwind communities from source areas, affects the climate, water resources, and the global dust cycle.
Modified from Arcusa et al. (2020)
These are some of the research questions we are addressing in this section:
How much dust is entrained during a wind event?
What is the composition of the particles captured by the aerial dust trap?
What is the composition of these particles? Which particles are solid dust, soluble and insoluble?
What are the living components these particles (i.e., microbiome analyses)?
Are there any viruses in this dust?
How is this endeavor connected to the dust cycle?
These active field campaigns use low-cost DIY "kitesondes."
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