Articles | Volume 22, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6393-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-6393-2022
Research article
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18 May 2022
Research article |  | 18 May 2022

Inverse modeling of the 2021 spring super dust storms in East Asia

Jianbing Jin, Mijie Pang, Arjo Segers, Wei Han, Li Fang, Baojie Li, Haochuan Feng, Hai Xiang Lin, and Hong Liao

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Super dust storms reappeared in East Asia last spring after being absent for one and a half decades. Accurate simulation of such super sandstorms is valuable, but challenging due to imperfect emissions. In this study, the emissions of these dust storms are estimated by assimilating multiple observations. The results reveal that emissions originated from both China and Mongolia. However, for northern China, long-distance transport from Mongolia contributes much more dust than Chinese deserts.
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