Multi-model simulations of springtime dust storms in Northeast China: Implications of an evaluation of four commonly used air quality models (CMAQ, CAMx, CHIMERE, and WRF-Chem)

Xuelei Zhang1, Siqi Ma2, Chao Gao2, Daniel Tong3, Aijun Xiu2 and Guangjian Wu4, (1)Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Changchun, China, (2)Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China, (3)George Mason University Foundation Inc., Columbia, MD, United States, (4)Ins. Tibetan Plateau Res., CAS, Beijing, China