The following links contain the monthly averaged aerosol optical thickness calculated from the GOCART model.  The results will be updated periodically.  If you plan to use any of the model results here, please contact Mian Chin ( Mian.Chin@nasa.gov ) or Paul Ginoux ( Paul.Ginoux@noaa.gov ) and cite appropriate references:

• Chin, M., P. Ginoux, R. Lucchesi, B. Huebert, R. Weber, T. Anderson, S. Masonis, B. Blomquist, A. Bandy, and D. Thornton, A global aerosol model forecast for the ACE-Asia field experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D23), 8654, doi:10.1029/2003JD003642, 2003. [download pdf  ]

• Chin, M., P, Ginoux, S. Kinne, O. Torres, B. N. Holben, B. N. Duncan, R. V. Martin, J. A. Logan, A. Higurashi, and T. Nakajima, Tropospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness from the GOCART Model and Comparisons with satellite and Sun photometer Measurements, J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 461-483, 2002.  [ download pdf ]

• Ginoux, P., J. Prospero, O. Torres, and M. Chin, Long-term simulation of dust distribution with the GOCART model: Correlation with the North Atlantic Oscillation, Environ. Modeling and Software, 19, 113-128, 2004. [download  pdf ]

• Ginoux, P., M. Chin, I. Tegen, J. Prospero, B. Holben, O. Dubovik, and S.-J. Lin, Sources and global distributions of dust aerosols simulated with the GOCART model, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 20,255-20,273, 2001.  [download pdf]

• Chin, M., R. B. Rood, S.-J. Lin, J. F. Muller, and A. M. Thomspon, Atmosphericsulfur cycle in the global model GOCART: Model description and global properties, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 24,671-24,687, 2000.  [download pdf ]

• Chin, M., D. Savoie, D. Thornton, A. Bandy, B. Huebert, A. R. Bandy, D. C. Thornton, T. S. Bates, P. K. Quinn, E. S. Saltsman, and W. J. De Bruyn, Atmospheric sulfur cycle inthe global model GOCART: Comparison with observations, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 24,698-24,712, 2000.  [download pdf]

Monthly averaged column aerosol optical thickness

The monthly averaged aerosol optical thickness (under all sky conditions) from the GOCART model are given in GIF images or ASCII files.  If you would like to obtain the ASCII files, please send email to Mian Chin to obtain information on downloading the files.

(Click here for key information about the model, e.g., emission, transport, and optical thickness calculations)
(Click herefor latitude-longitude information of the model output)

• 1990  [ image ] [ obtain file ]
• 1996  [ image ] [ obtain file ]
• 1997  [ image ] [ obtain file ]
• 2000  [ image ] [ obtain file ]
• 2001  [ image ] [ obtain file ]
• 2002  [ image ] [ obtain file ]

Last update:  9/24/2004