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Education/Academic qualification
Atmospheric Science, MS, The University of Hong Kong
Atmospheric Science, BS, The University of Hong Kong
Atmospheric Science, PhD, University of California at Los Angeles
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Modeling Large Dust Aerosols in the Community Earth System Model Version 2 (CESM2)
Li, L., Mahowald, N. M., Liu, X., Gonçalves Ageitos, M., Ke, Z., Leung, D. M., Pérez García-Pando, C., Miller, R. L., Obiso, V., Ginoux, P., Kok, J. F., Formenti, P., Di Biagio, C., Brodrick, P. G., Thompson, D. R., Clark, R. N., Okin, G. S., Green, R. O., Zhou, B. & Albani, S. & 1 others, , Apr 2026, In: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 18, 4, e2025MS005420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Resolving Convection Doubles Sahel's Contribution to Global Dust Emission During the Monsoon Season
Ying, T., Leung, D. M., Judt, F., Kok, J. F., Fairbanks, L. & Evan, A., Feb 16 2026, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 53, 3, e2025GL119842.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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The UCAR Africa Initiative: Recent Insights, Challenges, and Opportunities to Foster Collaborative Research for Environmental Sustainability
Tang, W., Kumar, R., Méndez, A. D. M., Ahafianyo, F., Akinsanola, A. A., Ameko, A., Dekker, M., Fu, R., Gaubert, B., Hagos, S., He, C., Lacey, F., Ocasio, K. M. N., Simpson, I. R., Ture, K., Wirz, C. D., Abolafia-Rosenzweig, R., Audu, E. O., Bahramvash-Shams, S. & Bililign, S. & 28 others, , Mar 2026, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 107, 3, p. 718-741 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A global dust emission dataset for estimating dust radiative forcings in climate models
Leung, D. M., Kok, J. F., Li, L., Lawrence, D. M., Mahowald, N. M., Tilmes, S. & Kluzek, E., Feb 21 2025, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 25, 4, p. 2311-2331 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dust Direct Radiative Effect Including Large Particles and Component Minerals
Li, L., Mahowald, N. M., Obiso, V., Kok, J. F., Miller, R. L., Liu, X., Gonçalves Ageitos, M., Pérez García-Pando, C., Leung, D. M., Ke, Z., Brodrick, P. G., Clark, R. N., Formenti, P., Di Biagio, C., Ginoux, P., Okin, G. S., Zhou, B., Thompson, D. R. & Green, R. O., Nov 28 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 22, e2025GL119383.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
Prizes
Activities
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Deriving historical dust emissions for evaluating aerosol radiative forcings in climate models
Leung, D. (Speaker)
Sep 17 2025Activity: Give a talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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MUSICA-MPAS (MUSICAv1) brief tutorial
Tang, W. (Chair/Co-Chair), Roozitalab, B. (Chair/Co-Chair) & Leung, D. (Lecturer)
Jul 8 2025Activity: Teaching/Mentoring › Teaching or Training at Workshops/Tutorials/Colloquia
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CESM tutorial 2025
Leung, D. (Trainer)
Jul 7 2025 → Jul 11 2025Activity: Teaching/Mentoring › Teaching or Training at Workshops/Tutorials/Colloquia
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Nilton E. Rosário
Leung, D. (Host)
Jul 1 2025 → Jul 31 2025Activity: Host a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Aeolian Research (Journal)
Leung, D. (Reviewer)
Jun 20 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
Datasets
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input4MIPs.CMIP6Plus.UCLA.UCLA-1-0-1
Kok, J. F. (Creator) & Leung, D. (Creator), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Aug 25 2025
DOI: 10.25981/ESGF.input4MIPs.CMIP6Plus/2583904
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Development and Evaluation of the Simplified Tropospheric Chemistry Mechanism T4 in the Community Earth System Model (CESM) for Climate Simulations
Zhang, J. (Creator), Emmons, L. (Creator), Orlando, J. (Contributor), Buchholz, R. (Creator), Gaubert, B. (Creator), Honomichl, S. (Creator), Leung, M. (Creator) & Tilmes, S. (Creator), NSF NCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research, Nov 24 2025
DOI: 10.5065/NM5M-1K39
Dataset