Influence of mesoscale dynamics and turbulence on fine dust transport in Owens Valley

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-38

  Jiang, Qingfang ^a   Liu, Ming ^b   Doyle, James D ^b  

^a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust or dust storms; Dynamics; Mesoscale processes; Transport; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MODELS; CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY; DIURNAL VARIATION; DUST EVENT; DUST PARTICLE; DUST PARTICULATES; DUST STORM; DUST TRANSPORT; FINE PARTICULATES; HIGH RESOLUTION; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE PROCESSES; NATIONAL PARKS; PARTICULATE MASS; STRONG TURBULENCE; SURFACE OBSERVATION; SURFACE WINDS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION; TRANSPORT; UP-VALLEY WINDS; VERTICAL MOTIONS; WIND SPEED;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUST; LAKES; PARKS; STORMS; TURBULENCE;

LANDFORMS;

AIR QUALITY; DUST STORM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SIMULATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TURBULENCE; WESTERLY;

CALIFORNIA; DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK; OWENS LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951624231     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2522.1     Document Type: Article

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