The influence of simulated surface dust lofting and atmospheric loading on radiative forcing

Saleeby, Stephen M.; van den Heever, Susan C.; Bukowski, Jennie; Walker, Annette L.; Solbrig, Jeremy E.; Atwood, Samuel A.; Bian, Qijing; Kreidenweis, Sonia M.; Wang, Yi; Wang, Jun; Miller, Steven D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10279-2019

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14 Aug 2019

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| 14 Aug 2019

The influence of simulated surface dust lofting and atmospheric loading on radiative forcing

Stephen M. Saleeby, Susan C. van den Heever, Jennie Bukowski, Annette L. Walker, Jeremy E. Solbrig, Samuel A. Atwood, Qijing Bian, Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Yi Wang, Jun Wang, and Steven D. Miller

Data sets

Model code and tools associated with "The Influence of Simulated Surface Dust Lofting and Atmospheric Loading on Radiative Forcing" S. Saleeby https://doi.org/10.25675/10217/196144

NCEP FNL Operational Model Global Tropospheric Analyses, continuing from July 1999 NCAR https://doi.org/10.5065/D6M043C

Short summary

This study seeks to understand how intense dust storms impact the heating and cooling of the land surface and atmosphere. Dust storms that are intense enough to substantially impact visibility can also alter how much sunlight reaches the surface during the day and how much heat is trapped in the atmosphere at night. These radiation changes can impact the temperature of the atmosphere and impact the weather in the vicinity.