The 10th High Latitude Dust (HLD) Workshop will take place in a hybrid format during 11-12 February 2026 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Its focus is on in-situ measurements, remote sensing, modelling, long-range transport, and impacts of HLD and low-latitude dust in the Arctic, with emphasis on the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service session (CAMS) in Iceland with experts from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Sand and Dust Storms Warning Advisory and Assessment (SDS WAS). The 2nd Dust-art exhibition is also at the venue, which will allow to discover the innovative fusion of science and art, showcasing works created with natural dust materials.

This interdisciplinary workshop will share results from: (1) High Latitude Dust (HLD, thereafter, dust) field measurements; (2) Processes leading to dust suspension; (3) Identification and mapping of dust sources; (4) Long-range transport of dust and Saharan dust towards the Arctic; (5) Impacts of impurities on the cryosphere, and (6) Role of aerosols in high-latitude environments.

Workshop key topics are: (1) Observing effects and extremes of dust; (2) Sources of dust; (3) Modelling and forecasting dust; (4) Satellite detection of dust; (5) Dust and climate change; (6) Relevance of dust for society and users; (7) Arctic aerosols and air pollution (e.g., black carbon, volcanic and wildfire emissions, pollen, firework emissions, microplastics, etc); (8) CAMS and user needs in Iceland; and (9) Dust and aerosol in art.

Deadline for on-site registration: 20 January 2026.
Submit tentative titles: by 27 January 2026, specifying preference for oral/poster presentation and online/onsite participation.

See more details in announcement and at: https://ice-dust.com/en/event/event-hld-2026

News from Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserova (Agricultural University of Iceland, AUI)