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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11593-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11593-2015
Research article
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21 Oct 2015
Research article |  | 21 Oct 2015

Predicting the mineral composition of dust aerosols – Part 1: Representing key processes

J. P. Perlwitz, C. Pérez García-Pando, and R. L. Miller

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The mineral composition of dust aerosols is modeled. The mineral composition is derived by extending a method that provides the composition of wet-sieved soil to account for differences between the mineral fractions of the wet-sieved soil and the resulting aerosol concentration. An empirical constraint upon the relative emission of clay and silt is applied that further differentiates soil and aerosol mineral composition. A method is proposed for mixing minerals with iron oxide impurities.
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