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Our off-line 3D transport model of mineral dust has been used to study a dust episode of considerable extent over the Mediterranean. As shown also by satellite observations a distinct dust plume developed over the Mediterranean Sea during the first days of July 1988. The well chosen localisation of the source region in our model — in combination with the close match of ECMWF analysed wind fields to actual synoptic conditions was found to be the reason for a remarkable reproduction of the dust plume evolution over the Mediterranean. By modification of the initialisation in the model and the omittance of selected model components we show, that together, convection and the length of the period simulated improve the correlation with satellite observations. The aerosol characteristics of the dust plume over the Mediterranean as predicted by the model are presented.
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Schulz, M., Balkanski, Y., Guelle, W., Dulac, F., Moulin, C., Lambert, C.E. (1996). Model Components Necessary to Capture a Dust Plume Pattern Over the Mediterranean Sea. In: Guerzoni, S., Chester, R. (eds) The Impact of Desert Dust Across the Mediterranean. Environmental Science and Technology Library, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3354-0_4
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