Articles | Volume 25, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7245-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-7245-2025
Research article
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14 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 14 Jul 2025

Modeling CMAQ dry deposition treatment over the western Pacific: a distinct characteristic of mineral dust and anthropogenic aerosols

Steven Soon-Kai Kong, Joshua S. Fu, Neng-Huei Lin, Guey-Rong Sheu, and Wei-Syun Huang

Data sets

The modern-era retrospective analysis for research and applications, version 2 (MERRA-2) (https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov) R. Gelaro et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0758.1

MODIS Atmosphere L3 Monthly Product (08_L3) S. Platnick et al. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD08_M3.006

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The accuracy of the chemical transport model, a key focus of our research, is strongly dependent on the dry deposition parameterization. Our findings show that the refined CMAQ dust model correlated well with ground-based and high-altitude in situ measurements by implementing the suggested dry deposition schemes. Furthermore, we reveal the mixing state of two types of aerosols at the upper level, a finding supported by both the optimized model and measurements.
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