Analysis of a severe dust storm event over China: Application of the WRF-dust model

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 419-428

  Bian, Hai ^a   Tie, Xuexi ^b,c   Cao, Junji ^c   Ying, Zhuming ^d   Han, Suqin ^a   Xue, Yong ^e  

^a Tianjin Meteorological Bureau   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern China; Severe dust storm; WRF dust model

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AIR POLLUTION INDEX; DUST CONCENTRATIONS; DUST MODELS; DUST PARTICLE; DUST POLLUTION; DUST SOURCES; DUST STORM; DYNAMICAL MODEL; EASTERN CHINA; GOBI DESERT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MODEL RESULTS; MODEL-SENSITIVE; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SEVERE DUST STORM; SOUTHERN CHINA; SURFACE CONCENTRATION; SURFACE WINDS; TAKLAMAKAN; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS; WRF-DUST MODEL;

AIR QUALITY; ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; LANDFORMS; POLLUTION; RADIOMETERS; STORMS;

DUST;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUST STORM; MODIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WIND;

CHINA; GOBI DESERT; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 79960463908     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.04.0053     Document Type: Article

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