Retrieved Vertical Distribution of Saharan Dust and Comparison to Models over the Northern Tropical Atlantic
Aeolian dust influences the Earth's radiation budget via absorption and scattering of visible and infrared radiation. Dust originating from Africa can be transported across the Atlantic and the effect of dust aerosol on radiation remains uncertain. Here we address one source of the uncertainty...
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ftdatacite:10.18130/v3td4d 2023-05-15T17:31:11+02:00 Retrieved Vertical Distribution of Saharan Dust and Comparison to Models over the Northern Tropical Atlantic Wang, Weijie 2012 https://dx.doi.org/10.18130/v3td4d https://libraetd.lib.virginia.edu/public_view/t722h902s unknown University of Virginia All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse) Thesis Text Dissertation thesis 2012 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.18130/v3td4d 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Aeolian dust influences the Earth's radiation budget via absorption and scattering of visible and infrared radiation. Dust originating from Africa can be transported across the Atlantic and the effect of dust aerosol on radiation remains uncertain. Here we address one source of the uncertainty in modeling the radiative effect of African dust outbreaks by quantifying the vertical resolution of these aerosols over the tropical North Atlantic. Previous studies have compared modeled and observed dust vertical profiles, finding that models overestimate the altitude at which dust is found in the atmosphere, although the cause for such disagreement is unclear. Note: Abstract extracted from PDF text Thesis North Atlantic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Aeolian dust influences the Earth's radiation budget via absorption and scattering of visible and infrared radiation. Dust originating from Africa can be transported across the Atlantic and the effect of dust aerosol on radiation remains uncertain. Here we address one source of the uncertainty in modeling the radiative effect of African dust outbreaks by quantifying the vertical resolution of these aerosols over the tropical North Atlantic. Previous studies have compared modeled and observed dust vertical profiles, finding that models overestimate the altitude at which dust is found in the atmosphere, although the cause for such disagreement is unclear. Note: Abstract extracted from PDF text |
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Retrieved Vertical Distribution of Saharan Dust and Comparison to Models over the Northern Tropical Atlantic |
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Retrieved Vertical Distribution of Saharan Dust and Comparison to Models over the Northern Tropical Atlantic |
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Retrieved Vertical Distribution of Saharan Dust and Comparison to Models over the Northern Tropical Atlantic |
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Retrieved Vertical Distribution of Saharan Dust and Comparison to Models over the Northern Tropical Atlantic |
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Retrieved Vertical Distribution of Saharan Dust and Comparison to Models over the Northern Tropical Atlantic |
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retrieved vertical distribution of saharan dust and comparison to models over the northern tropical atlantic |
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University of Virginia |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.18130/v3td4d https://libraetd.lib.virginia.edu/public_view/t722h902s |
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