Datasets for "Refining simulated mineral dust composition through modified size distributions: dual validation with mineral-specific and elemental observations"
Authors/Creators
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Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research
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Technical University of Darmstadt
Description
The dataset consists of three files:
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In-situ-NorthAfrica-compilation.csv: This file contains a compilation of in situ datasets used to produce the initial scatterplots comparing modeled and measured mineral mass fractions. All values are given as mass fraction percentages (%). The first column lists the authors associated with each published measurement.
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Elemental_CM-DUSTRISK-Praia.csv: This file includes elemental mass concentration measurements used in the DUSTRISK2022 campaign comparison plots against modeled, mineral-derived elemental mass percentages. Measured total mass is reported in μg/m³, while elemental concentrations are given in ng/m³. The COSMO-MUSCAT outputs are identified by the prefix “CM” and are reported in μg/m³. “SD” denotes standard deviation. All variables ending in “_frac” represent mass fraction percentages (%).
- measurements_and-CM_compilation-JATAC2022.csv: This file contains measured elemental and mineral mass fractions used for the results presented in the subsection “Cape Verde – JATAC 2022”. Particle size classes correspond to the MUSCAT size bins (see Table 1 of the associated manuscript) and are provided in separate columns following the format “X##”, where X denotes the mineral or element and ## corresponds to MUSCAT bins (i.e., 01, 03, 09, or 26). Modeled values are provided in columns starting with “CM”. The prefixes “CI025” and “CI975” denote the lower and upper confidence intervals, respectively.