Characterization of soil dust aerosol in China and its transport and distribution during 2001 ACE-Asia: 2. Model simulation and validation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Gong, S L ^a,b   Zhang, X Y ^b   Zhao, T L ^c   McKendry, I G ^d   Jaffe, D A ^e   Lu, N M ^f  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^f NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

ACE Asia; Asia; Observation; Simulation; Soil dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST STORM; MODELING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ALFARO;

EID: 0347432342     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002633     Document Type: Article

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