Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo,
05508-900, Brazil
Jianwei Gu
Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, School of
Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology,
Guangzhou, 510006, China
Ning Yang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
Xiajie Yang
Institute for Environmental and Climate Research, Jinan University,
Guangzhou, 511443, China
Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative
Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou, 511443, China
In this work, with an optimized particle mass size distribution, we captured observed aerosol optical depth (AOD) and coarse aerosol concentrations over source and/or receptor regions well, demonstrating good performance in simulating export of African dust toward the Amazon Basin. In addition to factors controlling the transatlantic transport of African dust, the study investigated the impact of African dust over the Amazon Basin, including the nutrient inputs associated with dust deposition.
In this work, with an optimized particle mass size distribution, we captured observed aerosol...