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Description

This is a global simulation of mineral dust aerosol concentrations and daily deposition (wet+dry) from the FLEX-ible PARTicle (FLEXPART) Lagrangian particle dispersion model version 10.4. The FLEXPART model code are open source and freely available.

Product Summary

Platforms
FLEXPART
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Projects
ESDIS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2008-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Divis ion, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESD
Concept ID
C2364422144-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
8
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Dust/Ash/Smoke

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Zamora, L. (2022). FLEXPART dust aerosol L4 global daily 1 x 1 degrees [Dataset]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/3QGSHO836JHP Date Accessed: 2026-09-10

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First observational evidence that dustdriven cloud phase changes cool the surface over summertime Arctic sea ice Zamora, L. M., Kahn, R. A. Dust/Ash/Smoke, Organic Particles, Carbon Monoxide, Geopotential Height, Tropopause, Methane, Atmospheric Ozone, Surface Pressure, Outgoing Longwave Radiation, Air Temperature, Upper Air Temperature, Humidity, Total Precipitable Water, Water Vapor, Water Vapor Profiles, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature, Cloud Vertical Distribution, Emissivity, Skin Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature, Sea Level Pressure, Pressure Thickness, U/V Wind Components, U/V Wind Components, Potential Vorticity, Vertical Wind Velocity/Speed, Vertical Profiles, Relative Humidity, Specific Humidity, Atmospheric Water Vapor, Cloud Fraction, Altitude, Ozone Profiles, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Sulfate Particles, Sulfur Oxides, Sulfur Compounds, Sulfate, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Oxides, Dimethyl Sulfide, Aerosol Particle Properties, Particulate Matter, Aerosols, Sea Salt, Black Carbon, Air Mass/Density
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