title: Dust concentration in the atmosphere of the equatorial north atlantic: possible relationship to the sahelian drought.
abstract: The concentration of insoluble mineral aerosol in the lower troposphere of the western equatorial North Atlantic Ocean has increased by a factor of 3 over the last decade. This increase may be related to the drought in the Sahelian zone of North Africa.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Prospero
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Nees