Using WRF-Chem for Simulating and Evaluating the Dust Three Emission Schemes during Severe Dust Storm 27 to 30 March 2018 over Sudan

  • Altayeb Ragab
  • WANG Jian Hong
  • Abdoul Aziz Saidou Chaibou

الملخص

The severe dust storm that invaded Sudan in late March was simulated using WRF-Chem model. The study objectives were to evaluate the model performance over Sudan for the three dust emission schemes the GOCART, AFWA, and UoC. Secondly, using the better scheme to discuss some meteorological aspects of dust emission and transport, such as changes in the quantities of winds, temperature, pressure, and relative humidity. Thirdly, demonstrating the meteorological mechanism by which dust moves farther distances. WRF-Chem was set for default and ran from 00:00 UTC 27 March to 18:00 UTC 30 March 2018 using NCEP final model data. Generally, all schemes of the model reproduced dust emission very well compared to MODIS and MERRA-2 satellite. The GOCART scheme has chosen to be the better scheme. In addition to emission part, the GOCART scheme (dust option = 1) simulated the meteorological variables very well compared to NCEP/NCAR and ERA5. WRF-Chem performed well and can be used for dust forecast over the Sahara regions, including Sudan.

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منشور
2022-02-08
كيفية الاقتباس
Altayeb Ragab, WANG Jian Hong, & Abdoul Aziz Saidou Chaibou. (2022). Using WRF-Chem for Simulating and Evaluating the Dust Three Emission Schemes during Severe Dust Storm 27 to 30 March 2018 over Sudan. مجلة كلية العلوم والتقانة, (8), 93 - 112. https://doi.org/10.52981/jfst.vi8.1966