Creator: GES_DISC
Keywords: Dust/Ash/Smoke

Data at a Glance

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

Processing Level

Published

2022-05-24

Updated

2022-05-24

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: 2026-10-02

Documents

READ-ME

README document for the FLEXPART dust aerosol L4 global daily 1 x 1 degrees V1 (DUSTFLEXPART), available at the GES DISC

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Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Authors	Year Sort ascending	Referenced Datasets
First observational evidence that dustdriven cloud phase changes cool the surface over summertime Arctic sea ice	Zamora, L. M., Kahn, R. A.	2024	FLEXPART dust aerosol L4 global daily 1 x 1 degrees V1 (DUSTFLEXPART) FLEXPART organic carbon aerosol L4 global daily 1 x 1 degrees V1 (OCFLEXPART) Aqua/AIRS L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V7.0 MERRA-2 inst3_3d_asm_Nv: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Model-Level,Assimilation,Assimilated Meteorological Fields 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I3NVASM) MERRA-2 inst3_3d_aer_Nv: 3d,3-Hourly,Instantaneous,Model-Level,Assimilation,Aerosol Mixing Ratio 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2I3NVAER) FLEXPART black carbon aerosol L4 global daily 1 x 1 degrees V1 (BCFLEXPART) AIRS/Aqua L3 Daily Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS+AMSU) 1 degree x 1 degree V006 (AIRX3STD)

FLEXPART dust aerosol L4 global daily 1 x 1 degrees V1 (DUSTFLEXPART)