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THE dust in the atmosphere over the oceans can yield an insight into the processes of deep-sea sedimentation and into certain aspects of oceanic pollution1–4. The importance of wind transport for the introduction of land-derived material to the oceans varies from one area to another, and the highest reported content of dust is found in the north-east trade wind system over the North Atlantic Ocean5, but there seem to be no data on the dust loadings in the south-east trades of the Atlantic. To establish the concentrations and kind of dust in this important wind system, collections were made during July and August 1970 in both the SE and NE trades of the Atlantic Ocean between about 16° S and 23° N.
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CHESTER, R., ELDERFIELD, H. & GRIFFIN, J. Dust transported in the North-east and South-east Trade Winds in the Atlantic Ocean. Nature 233, 474–476 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/233474a0
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