Atmospheric forcing of the three-dimensional distribution of dust particles over Australia: A case study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Alizadeh Choobari, O ^a   Zawar Reza, P ^a   Sturman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERICS; BELT CONVEYORS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DUST; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC PROCESS; AUSTRALIA; BOUNDARY LAYER DEPTH; BOUNDARY LAYER STRUCTURE; CLOUD-AEROSOL LIDAR WITH ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; COLD FRONT; CONVEYOR BELTS; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; DUST AEROSOLS; DUST CONCENTRATIONS; DUST EVENT; DUST PARTICLE; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; MODEL RESULTS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER DATUM; NEW ZEALAND; SATELLITE DATA; STRONG-MIXING; TRANSPORT PATHWAYS; TROPICAL REGIONS; TURBULENT FLUX; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING; WIND SPEED;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; COLD FRONT; DUST; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBULENT MIXING; WIND VELOCITY;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

EID: 84861924263     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017748     Document Type: Article

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