The interactions between aerosols, climate, and weather are among the large uncertainties of current climate and atmospheric research. Mineral dust is an important natural source of aerosol with significant implications on radiation, cloud microphysics, atmospheric chemistry and the carbon cycle via the fertilization of marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
In addition, properties of dust deposited in sediments and ice cores are important (paleo-)climate indicators.

This interdivision session is open to contributions dealing with:
(1) measurements of all aspects of the dust cycle (emission, transport, deposition, size distribution, particle characteristics) with in situ and remote sensing
techniques,
(2) numerical simulations of dust on global and regional scales,
(3) meteorological conditions for dust storms and dust transport,
(4) interactions of dust with clouds and radiation,
(5) influence of dust on atmospheric chemistry,
(6) fertilization of ecosystems through dust deposition,
(7) any study using dust as a (paleo-)climate indicator including investigations of
* Loess,
* ice cores,
* lake sediments,
* ocean sediments, and
* dunes.
We especially encourage our colleagues to submit papers on the integration of different disciplines and/or modeling of past, present and future climates.

Confirmed solicited speakers so far are:
Helen Brindley (Imperial College, London, UK)
Charlie Bristow (Birkbeck Univ. London,UK)
Björn Machalett (Aberystwyth Univ. Wales, UK)
Beatrice Marticorena (LISA, Paris, France)