Saharan Air Outbreaks Over the Tropical North Atlantic
1981; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-3-0348-5148-0_17
AutoresJoseph M. Prospero, Toby N. Carlson,
Tópico(s)Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
ResumoAmong Bergeron's many interests were climatology, the characteristics of the intertropical convergence zone and mineral dust in the atmosphere, the last because of the importance of soil particles in the process of ice nucleation. Perhaps it was because of these interests that Bergeron was drawn to the study of the meteorology of North Africa where the climate in many regions is dominated by the behavior of the intertropical convergence zone and where dust is ubiquitous and abundant indeed. These interests and his humanitarian instincts converged to produce at least two papers (Bergeron, 1960, 1968) which dealt with the possibilities of employing weather modification techniques to increase rainfall in the arid and desert regions of North Africa.
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