Testing the performance of state-of-the-art dust emission schemes using DO4Models field data

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 341-362

  Haustein, K ^a   Washington, R ^a   King, J ^a   Wiggs, G ^a   Thomas, D S G ^a   Eckardt, F D ^b   Bryant, R G ^c   Menut, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATA SET; DUST; EMISSION; MAGNITUDE; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MOISTURE;

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EID: 84923096068     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-341-2015     Document Type: Article

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