The implementation of NEMS GFS Aerosol Component (NGAC) Version 1.0 for  global dust forecasting at NOAA/NCEP

C.-H. Lu; A. da Silva; J. Wang; S. Moorthi; M. Chin; P. Colarco; Y. Tang; P. S. Bhattacharjee; S.-P. Chen; H.-Y. Chuang; H.-M. H. Juang; J. McQueen; M. Iredell

doi:10.5194/gmd-9-1905-2016

Geoscientific Model Development (May 2016)

The implementation of NEMS GFS Aerosol Component (NGAC) Version 1.0 for global dust forecasting at NOAA/NCEP

C.-H. Lu,
A. da Silva,
J. Wang,
S. Moorthi,
M. Chin,
P. Colarco,
Y. Tang,
P. S. Bhattacharjee,
S.-P. Chen,
H.-Y. Chuang,
H.-M. H. Juang,
J. McQueen,
M. Iredell

Affiliations

C.-H. Lu: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
A. da Silva: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
J. Wang: I. M. Systems Group, Inc. at NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, College Park, MD, USA
S. Moorthi: NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, College Park, MD, USA
M. Chin: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
P. Colarco: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Y. Tang: NOAA/OAR Air Resources Laboratory, College Park, MD, USA
P. S. Bhattacharjee: I. M. Systems Group, Inc. at NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, College Park, MD, USA
S.-P. Chen: University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
H.-Y. Chuang: NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, College Park, MD, USA
H.-M. H. Juang: NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, College Park, MD, USA
J. McQueen: NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, College Park, MD, USA
M. Iredell: NOAA/NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, College Park, MD, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-1905-2016
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 5
pp. 1905 – 1919

Abstract

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The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) implemented the NOAA Environmental Modeling System (NEMS) Global Forecast System (GFS) Aerosol Component (NGAC) for global dust forecasting in collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). NGAC Version 1.0 has been providing 5-day dust forecasts at 1° × 1° resolution on a global scale, once per day at 00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), since September 2012. This is the first global system capable of interactive atmosphere aerosol forecasting at NCEP. The implementation of NGAC V1.0 reflects an effective and efficient transitioning of NASA research advances to NCEP operations, paving the way for NCEP to provide global aerosol products serving a wide range of stakeholders, as well as to allow the effects of aerosols on weather forecasts and climate prediction to be considered.

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ISSN: 1991-959X (Print); 1991-9603 (Online)
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LCC subjects: Science: Geology
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