Dust Storms: Simplified Algorithm

Edit ASCDATA.CFG to point to 0.5 deg data

0.5 0.5

   lat/lon spacing in degrees

360 720

   lat/lon number of data points

'../bdyfiles/bdyfiles0p5/'

   directory of files



Start with GUI reset prior to Retrieve

CONTROL_dust0.txt

   constant threshold method

38.00 -115.00

   lower left

41.00 -110.00

   upper right

38.25 -114.75

   adjacent point

SETUP_dust.txt

   enable dust algorithm

ichem=3

   namelist enable dust emission algorithm

100000

   namelist particle number





1.0E+06

   convert grams to micrograms

500+200+100+50+20+10

   force contours



AirNow_dust.txt

   PM measurement file

1.0E+06

   convert grams to micrograms



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