LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MINERAL DUST, ICE CLOUD PROPERTIES, AND PRECIPITATION FROM SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS USING A BAYESIAN APPROACH: THEORETICAL BASIS AND FIRST RESULTS FOR THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN

Mineral dust and ice cloud observations from the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) are used to assess the relationships between desert dust aerosols and ice clouds over the tropical Atlantic Ocean during the Hinges hurricane season 2008.Cloud property histograms are first adjusted for varying cloud top temperature or ice water pat

Ecological sensitivity is one of the important indicators of regional ecological fragility, which can represent the sensitivity of ecosystems to natural environmental conditions and human activity disturbances in the region.In this study, the ecological sensitivity of land resources in the Tumen River Basin of China was quantitatively evaluated by

By 2050, aviation-related carbon emissions are expected to quadruple to over 3000 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, so finding sustainable alternative solutions to minimise pollution is a key scientific challenge.Aviation gasoline and kerosene are currently used to power most jet engines.While battery-powered planes and planes that could utilise a

Ahmad M Mansour,1,2 Khalil M El Jawhari3 1Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon; 3Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandCorrespondence: Ahmad M MansourDepartment of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, PO Box 113-6044, B

China is known as the cradle of human civilization.Since ancient times, this place has achieved many brilliant development achievements in all fields of social life, especially philosophy.During the process of formation and development, Chinese philosophy has taken Stevia people and human-related issues as the object of study.Theories on people are