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06 Sep 2024
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Quantifying the dust direct radiative effect in the southwestern United States: findings from multiyear measurements

Alexandra Kuwano, Amato T. Evan, Blake Walkowiak, and Robert Frouin

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The dust direct radiative effect is highly uncertain. Here we used new measurements collected over 3 years and during dust storms at a field site in a desert region in the southwestern United States to estimate the regional dust direct radiative effect. We also used novel soil mineralogy retrieved from an airborne spectrometer to estimate this parameter with model output. We find that, in this region, dust has a minimal net cooling effect on this region's climate.
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