Assimilation of MODIS Dark Target and Deep Blue observations in the dust aerosol component of NMMB-MONARCH version 1.0

A data assimilation capability has been built for the NMMB-MONARCH chemical weather prediction system, with a focus on mineral dust, a prominent type of aerosol. An ensemble-based Kalman filter technique (namely the local ensemble transform Kalman filter – LETKF) has been utilized to optimally combi...

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Main Authors: E. Di Tomaso, N. A. J. Schutgens, O. Jorba, C. Pérez García-Pando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/10/1107/2017/gmd-10-1107-2017.pdf