Journal article
Numerical study of Asian dust transport during the springtime of 2001 simulated with the Chemical Weather Forecasting System (CFORS) model
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol.109(D19), pp.D19S24-n/a
10/16/2004
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004222
Abstract
The regional‐scale aerosol transport model Chemical Weather Forecasting System (CFORS) is used for analysis of large‐scale dust phenomena during the Asian Pacific Regional Characterization Experiment (ACE‐Asia) intensive observation. Dust modeling results are examined with the surface weather reports, satellite‐derived dust index (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) Aerosol Index (AI)), Mie‐scattering lidar observation, and surface aerosol observations. The CFORS dust results are shown to accurately reproduce many of the important observed features. Model analysis shows that the simulated dust vertical loading correlates well with TOMS AI and that the dust loading is transported with the meandering of the synoptic‐scale temperature field at the 500‐hPa level. Quantitative examination of aerosol optical depth shows that model predictions are within 20% difference of the lidar observations for the major dust episodes. The structure of the ACE‐Asia Perfect Dust Storm, which occurred in early April, is clarified with the help of the CFORS model analysis. This storm consisted of two boundary layer components and one elevated dust (>6‐km height) feature (resulting from the movement of two large low‐pressure systems). Time variation of the CFORS dust fields shows the correct onset timing of the elevated dust for each observation site, but the model results tend to overpredict dust concentrations at lower latitude sites. The horizontal transport flux at 130°E longitude is examined, and the overall dust transport flux at 130°E during March–April is evaluated to be 55 Tg.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Numerical study of Asian dust transport during the springtime of 2001 simulated with the Chemical Weather Forecasting System (CFORS) model
- Creators
- Itsushi Uno - Kyushu UniversityShinsuke Satake - Kyushu UniversityGregory R Carmichael - University of IowaYouhua Tang - University of IowaZifa Wang - Chinese Academy of SciencesToshihiko Takemura - Kyushu UniversityNobuo Sugimoto - National Institute for Environmental StudiesAtsushi Shimizu - National Institute for Environmental StudiesToshiyuki Murayama - Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyThomas A Cahill - University of CaliforniaSteven Cliff - University of CaliforniaMitsuo Uematsu - University of TokyoSachio Ohta - Hokkaido UniversityPatricia K Quinn - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental LaboratoryTimothy S Bates - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Vol.109(D19), pp.D19S24-n/a
- DOI
- 10.1029/2003JD004222
- ISSN
- 0148-0227
- eISSN
- 2156-2202
- Number of pages
- 20
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/16/2004
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984003430902771
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