A new process-based and scale-aware desert dust emission scheme for global climate models – Part I: Description and evaluation against inverse modeling emissions

Leung, Danny M.; Kok, Jasper F.; Li, Longlei; Okin, Gregory S.; Prigent, Catherine; Klose, Martina; Pérez García-Pando, Carlos; Menut, Laurent; Mahowald, Natalie M.; Lawrence, David M.; Chamecki, Marcelo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6487-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6487-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6487-2023

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Articles | Volume 23, issue 11

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14 Jun 2023

Research article |

| 14 Jun 2023

A new process-based and scale-aware desert dust emission scheme for global climate models – Part I: Description and evaluation against inverse modeling emissions

Danny M. Leung, Jasper F. Kok, Longlei Li, Gregory S. Okin, Catherine Prigent, Martina Klose, Carlos Pérez García-Pando, Laurent Menut, Natalie M. Mahowald, David M. Lawrence, and Marcelo Chamecki

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6487-2023-supplement

Data sets

Data Collections Earthdata https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datasets?project=MERRA-2

Soil organic carbon stock SoilGrids https://soilgrids.org/

Download CCI LC Products ESA https://www.esa-landcover-cci.org/?q=node/164

The DustCOMM data set: Dust Constraints from joint Observational-Modelling-Experimental analysis UCLA https://dustcomm.atmos.ucla.edu

Model code and software

dmleung/dustemismodel2022: Initial release D. M. Leung https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7811426

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Desert dust modeling is important for understanding climate change, as dust regulates the...