Long-term simulation of global dust distribution with the GOCART model: correlation with North Atlantic Oscillation

• Main Authors: P. Ginoux A, J. M. Prospero C, O. Torres B, M. Chin B
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Atmospheric modeling; Dust; North Atlantic Oscillation; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.685.6103; http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/assets/pdfs/mac/fac/Prospero/Publications/Ginoux_Prospero_GOCART-sat_EMS_Feb04.pdf

Global distribution of aeolian dust is simulated from 1981 to 1996 with the Global Ozone Chemistry Aerosol Radiation and Transport (GOCART) model. The results are compared with in situ measurements and satellite data. An index is calculated from the model results and the satellite viewing angles to allow quantitative comparison with the Total ozone mapping spectrometer (TOMS) absorbing aerosol index. The annual budget over the different continents and oceans are analyzed. The simulated annual