Comparative study of Asian and Saharan dusts - estimation of the dust flux and influence to the climate
Description: There are two major dusts in the world. One is the Saharan dust and the other is the Asian dust. The dust influences the global and local climates through the processes of radiation and cloud micro-physics. The present study carried out a comparative study of Asian and Saharan dusts by using in situ observations, space lidar, and numerical models. The result suggests that the Asian dust has more ability of forming ice nuclei than the Saharan dust.
Amount: ¥18,720,000
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Start date: 2012-04-01
End date: 2015-03-31
Investigator: Kenji KAI
Institution: Nagoya University
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Funded outputs count: 16
Funder award ID: 24340111
OpenAlex ID: G2010141308