DOI: 10.1029/2000jd000053. Sources and distributions of dust aerosols simulated with the GOCART model

Sources and distributions of dust aerosols simulated with the GOCART model

10.1029/2000jd000053

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (13)

Abstract

The global distribution of dust aerosol is simulated with the Georgia Tech/Goddard Global Ozone Chemistry Aerosol Radiation and Transport (GOCART) model. In this model all topographic lows with bare ground surface are assumed to have accumulated sediments which are potential dust sources. The uplifting of dust particles is expressed as a function of surface wind speed and wetness. The GOCART model is driven by the assimilated meteorological fields from the Goddard Earth Observing System Data Assimilation System (GEOS DAS) which facilitates direct comparison with observations. The model includes seven size classes of mineral dust ranging from 0.1–6 μm radius. The total annual emission is estimated to be between 1604 and 1960 Tg yr−1 in a 5‐year simulation. The model has been evaluated by comparing simulation results with ground‐based measurements and satellite data. The evaluation has been performed by comparing surface concentrations, vertical distributions, deposition rates, optical thickness, and size distributions. The comparisons show that the model results generally agree with the observations without the necessity of invoking any contribution from anthropogenic disturbances to soils. However, the model overpredicts the transport of dust from the Asian sources to the North Pacific. This discrepancy is attributed to an overestimate of small particle emission from the Asian sources.

Bibliography

Ginoux, P., Chin, M., Tegen, I., Prospero, J. M., Holben, B., Dubovik, O., & Lin, S. (2001). Sources and distributions of dust aerosols simulated with the GOCART model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 106(D17), 20255â20273. Portico.

Authors 7

Paul Ginoux (first)
Mian Chin (additional)
Ina Tegen (additional)
Joseph M. Prospero (additional)
Brent Holben (additional)
Oleg Dubovik (additional)
Shian‐Jiann Lin (additional)

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Created	21 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 3, 2004, 8:14 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 11 months ago (Sept. 22, 2023, 2:44 p.m.)
Indexed	1 day, 8 hours ago (Sept. 3, 2025, 5:53 a.m.)
Issued	24 years ago (Sept. 1, 2001)
Published	24 years ago (Sept. 1, 2001)
Published Online	24 years ago (Sept. 1, 2001)
Published Print	23 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 16, 2001)

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