An improved dust emission model – Part 1: Model description and  comparison against measurements

Kok, J. F.; Mahowald, N. M.; Fratini, G.; Gillies, J. A.; Ishizuka, M.; Leys, J. F.; Mikami, M.; Park, M.-S.; Park, S.-U.; Van Pelt, R. S.; Zobeck, T. M.

doi:10.5194/acp-14-13023-2014

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Articles | Volume 14, issue 23

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09 Dec 2014

Research article |

| 09 Dec 2014

An improved dust emission model – Part 1: Model description and comparison against measurements

J. F. Kok, N. M. Mahowald, G. Fratini, J. A. Gillies, M. Ishizuka, J. F. Leys, M. Mikami, M.-S. Park, S.-U. Park, R. S. Van Pelt, and T. M. Zobeck

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Short summary

We developed an improved model for the emission of dust particulates ("aerosols") emitted by wind erosion from the world's deserts. The implementation of our improved dust emission model into a climate model improves its agreement against measurements. We furthermore find that dust emissions are substantially more sensitive to the soil state than most current climate models account for.