We investigate the effect of dust on the scaling properties of galaxy clusters based on hydrodynamic N -body simulations of structure formation. We have simulated five dust models plus a radiative cooling and adiabatic models using the same initial conditions for all runs. The numerical implementation of dust was based on the analytical computations of Montier & Giard (2004). We set up dust sim...

The frequent yellow-dust storms in China in recent years have widely disrupted economic activities, destroyed farm land, and created a great hazard to human health. Meanwhile, there are various programs with vast investment from different levels of governments In China to prevent, and mitigate the impact of yellow-dust storms. However, little is known about the casual factors, socioeconomic imp...

We report on the design and testing of a compact impact-ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer for analysis of cosmic dust, suitable for use on deep space missions. The instrument, Dustbuster, incorporates a large target area with a reflectron, simultaneously optimizing mass resolution, particle detection, and ion collection. Dust particles hit the 65-cm target plate and are partially ioni...

The dust probe DUSTY, first launched during the summer of 1994 (flights ECT–02 and ECT–07) from Andøya Rocket Range, northern Norway, was the first probe to unambiguously detect heavy charged mesospheric aerosols, from hereon referred to as dust. In ECT–02 the probe detected negatively charged dust particles in the height interval of 83 to 88.5 km. In this flight, the lower grid in the detector...

General Comments: The manuscript titled ‘The concentration, source apportionment and deposition flux of atmospheric particulate inorganic nitrogen during dust events’ written by Jianhua Qi presented the dust impacts on particulate inorganic nitrogen by analyzing the aerosol samples collected at Qingdao, China. The authors divided dust pattern into three parts, and investigated the dry depositio...

Spacecraft investigations during the last ten years have vastly improved our knowledge about dust in the Jovian system. All Galilean satellites, and probably all smaller satellites as well, are sources of dust in the Jovian system. In-situ measurements with the dust detectors on board the Ulysses and Galileo spacecraft have for the first time demonstrated the electromagnetic interaction of char...

The morphology shape and texture of dust fractions of five Apollo lunar soils and a lunar dust simulant, JSC-1Avf, was studied using scanning electron microscopy. Shape aspect ratio and complexity of particles was described based on the two-dimensional projection images. The distributions of aspect ratio and complexity of particles are reported. It was determined that the Apollo lunar dust part...

In many arid and semiarid regions, saline playas represent a significant source of unconsolidated sediments available for aeolian transport, and severe saline dust storms occur frequently due to human disturbance. In this study, saline dust storms are reviewed systematically from the aspects of concept, general characteristics, conditions of occurrence, distribution and ecological impact. Our r...

Interactive comment on “Study of Arabian Red Sea coastal soils as potential mineral dust sources” by P. Jish Prakash et al. Anonymous Referee #1 Received and published: 25 April 2016 The study presents results from measurements of the mineral composition and other properties of soil, based on 13 samples at four locations in the Saudi Arabian coastal plane adjacent to the Red Sea. The region has...