A new-generation sand and dust storm forecasting system GRAPES_CUACE/Dust: Model development, verification and numerical simulation

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 635-649

  Wang, Hong ^a   Gong, Shan Ling ^a   Zhang, Hong Liang ^a   Chen, Yong ^a,b   Shen, Xue Shun ^a   Chen, De Hui ^a   Xue, Ji Shan ^a   Shen, Yuan Fang ^a   Wu, Xiang Jun ^a   Jin, Zhi Yan ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Dry deposition; Mesoscale; Sand and dust storm forecasting system; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949294886     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0481-z     Document Type: Article

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