Characterization and sources of regional-scale transported carbonaceous and dust aerosols from different pathways in coastal and sandy land areas of China

<p>Mineral dust aerosols participate in the climate system and biogeochemistry processes due to its interactions with key components of Earth Systems: radiation, clouds, soil and chemical components. A central element to improve our understanding of mineral dust is through its modeling with Earth Systems Models where all these interactions are included. However, current simulations of dust variability exhibit important uncertainties and biases, which are model-dependent, whose cause is our imperfect knowledge about how to best represent the dust life cycle. For these reasons a continuous evaluation of the performance and properties of the different models compared against measurements is a crucial step to improve our knowledge of the dust cycle and its role in the climate system and biogeochemical cycles. Here we present an exhaustive evaluation of mineral dust aerosols in CRESCEND-ESMs over global, regional and local scales. We compare models against three networks of instruments for total dust deposition flux, yearly surface concentrations, and optical depths. Global and regional dust optical depths are compared with MODIS and MISR derived products. Specific analyses are done over the Sahel region where improved and compressive dust observational datasets are available. The results indicate that all the models capture the general properties of the global dust cycle, although the role of larger particles remains challenging. Differences are partially due to surface winds as nudged simulations improve the inter-model comparison and the performance in optical depth compared to MODIS. At the regional scale, there is an optical depth reasonable agreement over main source areas, but a joint inter-comparison including fluxes and concentration indicates larger differences. At the local scale, the uncertainties increase and current models are not able to reproduce together several observables at the same time.</p>

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Size distribution of dust aerosols observed over the Horqin Sandy Land in Inner Mongolia, China

Aeolian Research ◽

10.1016/j.aeolia.2015.04.002 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 231-239 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Xiaolan Li ◽

Hongsheng Zhang

Keyword(s):

Size Distribution ◽

Inner Mongolia ◽

Horqin Sandy Land ◽

Sandy Land ◽

Dust Aerosols

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Koreans across the Sea: Migration of Laborers to the Metropole, 1910–1937

European Journal of Korean Studies ◽

10.33526/ejks.20191901.161 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 161-200

Author(s):

Mikwi Cho

Keyword(s):

Capital Accumulation ◽

Regional Scale ◽

Living Conditions ◽

Colonial Period ◽

Global City ◽

Japanese Empire ◽

Chain Migration ◽

Free Mobility

This paper is concerned with Korean farmers who were transformed into laborers during the Korean colonial period and migrated to Japan to enhance their living conditions. The author’s research adopts a regional scale to its investigation in which the emergence of Osaka as a global city attracted Koreans seeking economic betterment. The paper shows that, despite an initial claim to permit the free mobility of Koreans, the Japanese empire came to control this mobility depending on political, social, and economic circumstances of Japan and Korea. For Koreans, notwithstanding poverty being a primary trigger for the abandonment of their homes, the paper argues that their migration was facilitated by chain migration and they saw Japan as a resolution to their economic hardships in the process of capital accumulation by the empire.

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Zooplankton community responses to regional-scale weather variability: a synoptic climatology approach

Climate Research ◽

10.3354/cr01275 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 62 (3) ◽

pp. 189-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

AL Primo ◽

DG Kimmel ◽

SC Marques ◽

F Martinho ◽

UM Azeiteiro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Regional Scale ◽

Zooplankton Community ◽

Synoptic Climatology ◽

Community Responses ◽

Weather Variability

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Working conditions of employees of energy enterprises from the position of non-carcinogenic risks

Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology ◽

10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-9-606-607 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 606-606

Author(s):

O. V. Grebeneva ◽

A. Z. Shadetova ◽

M. V. Rusyaev

Keyword(s):

Nitrogen Dioxide ◽

Working Conditions ◽

Respiratory Diseases ◽

Combined Effects ◽

Motor Transport ◽

Dust Aerosols ◽

Mineral Oils ◽

Target Organs ◽

Power Enterprise

The coefficients of danger to health of 84 workers of 4 lowering stations of the power enterprise from inhalation influence of pollutants of motor transport are calculated: nitrogen dioxide, dust, aerosols of mineral oils and hydrocarbons. The risk of combined effects of chemicals on the target organs was determined by an increase in the chance of respiratory diseases by 1.77 times.

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GSPOST Version 1.0 : a program to plot symbols and post numerical data from ASCII tables on regional scale maps using an IBM PC (or compatible) microcomputer and plotter

Open-File Report ◽

10.3133/ofr87127 ◽

1987 ◽

Author(s):

G.I. Selner ◽

Cole L. Smith ◽

Richard B. Taylor

Keyword(s):

Regional Scale ◽

Numerical Data ◽

Ibm Pc

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IMPLEMENTATION OF RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS IN THE DESIGN OF THE CIKOLE FOREST RESORT, BANDUNG, WEST JAVA

Indonesian Journal of Built Environmental and Sustainability ◽

10.31848/ijobes.v1i1.247 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Whinda Rofika Arofah ◽

Asep Yudi Permana ◽

Riskha Mardiana

Keyword(s):

Function Analysis ◽

Regional Scale ◽

High Demand ◽

Tourist Destination ◽

West Java ◽

Nature Tourism ◽

Site Analysis ◽

Site Design ◽

The City ◽

Conceptual Relationship

Indonesia has a lot of potential for nature tourism in the form of mountains, sea, and beaches. This is also an attraction for tourists to make Indonesia as the preferred natural tourist destination when on vacation. Especially West Java, West Java is one of the provinces that are in great demand by local and outside tourists.Besides being famous for its local culture and its unique culinary variety, West Java is also known for its cool air, especially in some parts that are still preserved in nature, the natural potential that is still good and is maintained as an attraction for West Java to attract tourists. One of the famous areas in the city of Bandung which is a tourist destination is the Lembang Region.From the last five years the lodging area in Lembang has increased, currently in Lembang sub-district itself has 13 lodging units in the form of resorts. The amount itself is influenced by the high demand for lodging accommodation especially when the holiday season arrives. But of that number, resorts that have complete and well-maintained facilities and conditions are still not completely even. Based on this fact, the purpose of designing this resort is expected to be the best tourist area in the region to be able to adjust to the conditions of the land conditions, be able to use and not damage the existing land on the design land.The study used in this design is based on the description that occurs today with the support of the literature that supports the theory and analysis that is done. Implementation analysis was carried out using macro and microanalysis methods. Macro analysis is an analysis on a regional scale. While microanalysis is an analysis of the design site, which includes activity analysis, function analysis, space analysis, site analysis, shape analysis, and display and structural analysis and utility.The concept of site and building in this design will produce a conceptual relationship that will later become a guideline in making a design. This concept includes the proposed concept of site design, form, structure, and utility.

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