AUTHOR=Meinander Outi , Uppstu Andreas , Dagsson-Waldhauserova Pavla , Groot Zwaaftink Christine , Juncher Jørgensen Christian , Baklanov Alexander , Kristensson Adam , Massling Andreas , Sofiev Mikhail 

TITLE=Dust in the Arctic: a brief review of feedbacks and interactions between climate change, aeolian dust and ecosystems

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Environmental Science

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1536395

DOI=10.3389/fenvs.2025.1536395

ISSN=2296-665X

ABSTRACT=Climatic feedbacks and ecosystem impacts related to dust in the Arctic include direct radiative forcing (absorption and scattering), indirect radiative forcing (via clouds and cryosphere), semi-direct effects of dust on meteorological parameters, effects on atmospheric chemistry, as well as impacts on terrestrial, marine, freshwater, and cryospheric ecosystems. This review discusses our recent understanding on dust emissions and their long-range transport routes, deposition, and ecosystem effects in the Arctic. Furthermore, it demonstrates feedback mechanisms and interactions between climate change, atmospheric dust, and Arctic ecosystems.