North Africa is the largest dust source on Earth. Mediterranean cyclones occasionally
transport Saharan dust to Turkey in late winter and early spring, leading to mud rain events
in some regions. Two mud rain events which occurred in Istanbul on 11 February 2010 and
8 March 2010 were simulated using the WRF‐ARW mesoscale model. Met Office analysis
charts, backward trajectories, ground based observations, and satellite images from
EUMETSAT Meteosat Second Generation were examined to explain the underlying …

… In Turkey, the coloured precipitation containing dust is known as ‘çamur yağmuru’ or ‘mud
rain’ (Figure 1) and is observed in late winter and early spring in particular. The aim of this
paper is to show that mud rain in Turkey may occur when Saharan dust is transported by
Mediterranean cyclones. Typical synoptic situations associated with … Two cases of
Mediterranean cyclones transporting Saharan dust northward and causing mud rain in
Istanbul in 2010 were studied. In both cases the …