Numerical Modeling of Topography-Modulated Dust Aerosol Distribution and Its Influence on the Onset of East Asian Summer Monsoon

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(a) Modern terrain used in HMD and HM and the locations of the major mountain ranges. The dotted areas indicate the three major deserts in China. A = southern Xinjiang in the Taklamakan desert; B = western Inner Mongolia in the Gobi desert; C = northern Xinjiang in the Gurbantunggut Desert. (b) Lowered terrain distribution used in LM and LMD. The lightest grey region in (a, b) is the model domain.

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