Shortwave radiative forcing by mineral dust aerosols over Arabian Sea: A model study
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A dust aerosol model was developed and its performance validated against pre-INDOEX measurements. This model was incorporated in the NCMRWF T80 global model. A five-day integration was performed with the assumption that light mineral dust is present over Arabian Sea. Mean shortwave dust forcings were computed from the forecast. In general, at surface, a negative dust forcing was noted. At the top of the atmosphere negative shortwave dust forcing was seen mainly over Arabian Sea, where surface albedo is small, in the clear sky conditions.
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