Development of a dynamic dust source map for NMME-DREAM v1.0 model based on MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) over the Arabian Peninsula

Solomos, Stavros; Abuelgasim, Abdelgadir; Spyrou, Christos; Binietoglou, Ioannis; Nickovic, Slobodan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-979-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-979-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-979-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 3

Model description paper

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15 Mar 2019

Model description paper |

| 15 Mar 2019

Development of a dynamic dust source map for NMME-DREAM v1.0 model based on MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) over the Arabian Peninsula

Stavros Solomos, Abdelgadir Abuelgasim, Christos Spyrou, Ioannis Binietoglou, and Slobodan Nickovic

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'comments', Sagar Parajuli, 04 Dec 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to Reviewer 1', Abdelgadir Abuelgasim, 24 Jan 2019
RC2: 'Review', Enric Terradellas, 18 Dec 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer 2', Abdelgadir Abuelgasim, 24 Jan 2019
RC3: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #3, 23 Dec 2018
- AC3: 'Reply to Reviewer 3', Abdelgadir Abuelgasim, 24 Jan 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Abdelgadir Abuelgasim on behalf of the Authors (24 Jan 2019) Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (07 Feb 2019) by Samuel Remy

AR by Abdelgadir Abuelgasim on behalf of the Authors (12 Feb 2019) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

In this research we developed a time-dependent dust source map for NMME-DREAM v1.0 model based on the MODIS Normalized Digital Vegetation Index (NDVI). Areas with NDVI < 0.1 are classified as active dust sources. The new modeling system is tested for the analysis of dust particle dispersion over SW Asia using a mesoscale model grid increment of 0.1° × 0.1° km for a period of 1 year. Simulated AOD increased compared to the static dust source approach and there was an increase in dust loads.