Development and evaluation of the BSC-DREAM8b dust regional model over Northern Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East

The BSC-DREAM8b model and its predecessor are analysed in terms of aerosol optical depth (AOD) for 2004 over Northern Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. We discuss the model performance and we test and analyse its behaviour with new components. The results are evaluated using hourly data...

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Main Authors: Sara Basart, Carlos Pérez, Slodoban Nickovic, Emilio Cuevas, José María Baldasano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2012-06-01
Series:Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology
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Online Access:http://www.tellusb.net/index.php/tellusb/article/view/18539/pdf_1