Observation and modeling of the historic “Godzilla” African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and the southern US in June 2020

<p>This study characterizes a massive African dust intrusion into the Caribbean Basin and southern US in June 2020, which is nicknamed the “Godzilla” dust plume, using a comprehensive set of satellite and ground-based observations (including MODIS, CALIOP, SEVIRI, AERONET, and EPA Air Quality...

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Main Authors: H. Yu, Q. Tan, L. Zhou, Y. Zhou, H. Bian, M. Chin, C. L. Ryder, R. C. Levy, Y. Pradhan, Y. Shi, Q. Song, Z. Zhang, P. R. Colarco, D. Kim, L. A. Remer, T. Yuan, O. Mayol-Bracero, B. N. Holben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/21/12359/2021/acp-21-12359-2021.pdf