Parameterization of dust emissions in the global atmospheric chemistry-climate model EMAC: Impact of nudging and soil properties

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 11057-11083

  Astitha, M ^a   Lelieveld, J ^a,c,d   Abdel Kader, M ^a   Pozzer, A ^b,c   De Meij, A ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; DUST; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84870015455     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-11057-2012     Document Type: Article

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