[RegCNET] Dust Simulation

[Solmon Fabien]

Hi Mirkana

During the rainy season there are intense mesoscale convective system (
african easterly waves) which are responsible for large dust emissions
in south sahara, northern sahel. You can see that also in the satellite
observations (eg Modis) and you can check also this paper for example
www.cgd.ucar.edu/tss/staff/mahowald/papers/*dust*.e*waves*.pdf..
Cheers
fabien

Mirkana Degenie wrote:
> Dear all
> I have made dust simulation for the year 2000 over centeral and
> eastern Africa domain. I have plotted the time series of the simulated
> dust emission for the whole year and I have found maximum emission for
> the monthes June July and August which is the wet season. So I am
> wondering how this is so? Why is dust emission maximum during the wet
> seasons?
> wishes
> Netk
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