The colors of the desert, from the Sahara to the Mt. Curcio atmospheric observatory

In the Sila plateau, at about 1,800 m a.s.l., the monitoring station of Mt. Curcio, thanks to the instrumental park with which it is equipped, has been monitoring the chemical-physical variations of the atmosphere for some years. The measurements of particulate material available have recently shown an important incidence, both in frequency and in magnitude, of events associated with the transport of Saharan sand. What causes this phenomenon and what implications does it have?

The article on Rinnovabili.it by Mariantonia Bencardino, Antonella Tassone and Valentino Mannarino explains it in detail.