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Published October 1, 2025 | Version v1.1
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iDust-ut: A Global Wind Erosion Threshold Dataset for Enhanced Dust Forecasting

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Institute of Atmospheric Physics

Description

Dataset Description:

This dataset provides global monthly dust emission threshold velocity (ut) at 1°×1° resolution, developed through multi-source data integration including ground observations, satellite retrievals, and reanalysis products.

Contents:

  • Contains complete source code for dataset generation (genut.zip)
  • iDust-ut dataset derived from multi-source observations and reanalysis (ut.zip)
  • Model-adaptive ut dataset for iDust, CAMS, ERA5, and MERRA-2 with 10-meter wind speed bias compensation(ut.zip)

Key Features:

  • iDust-ut validated against field observations (R=0.93, RMSE=0.8 m/s)
  • Model-adaptive ut for improved dust forecasting
  • Ready-to-use NetCDF4 format with CF-compliant metadata

Files

genut.zip

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Additional details

Dates

Created
2025-08-23
Updated
2025-10-01
Update for readability: (1) Add dataset _FillValue; (2) remove __MACOSX folders.