[HTML][HTML] Summertime dust storms over the Arabian Peninsula and impacts on radiation, circulation, cloud development and rain

D Francis, JP Chaboureau, N Nelli, J Cuesta… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the underlying atmospheric dynamics associated with intense dust
storms in summer 2018 over the Arabian Peninsula (AP); a major dust source at global …

Evaluation of WRF-Chem-simulated meteorology and aerosols over northern India during the severe pollution episode of 2016

P Agarwal, DS Stevenson… - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
We use a state-of-the-art regional chemistry transport model (WRF-Chem v4. 2.1) to simulate
particulate air pollution over northern India during September–November 2016. This period …

WRF gray‐zone simulations of precipitation over the Middle‐East and the UAE: Impacts of physical parameterizations and resolution

S Taraphdar, OM Pauluis, L Xue, C Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Several single‐year‐long (2017) simulations with different configurations of the
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and …

Climatology of the heat low and the intertropical discontinuity in the Arabian Peninsula

R Fonseca, D Francis, N Nelli, M Thota - Authorea Preprints, 2022 - authorea.com
In this paper, the climatological state and the seasonal variability of the Arabian Heat Low
(AHL) and the Intertropical Discontinuity (ITD) are investigated over the Arabian Peninsula …

Recent and projected changes in climate patterns in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

D Francis, R Fonseca - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Observational and reanalysis datasets reveal a northward shift of the convective regions
over northern Africa in summer and an eastward shift in winter in the last four decades, with …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the sensitive parameters of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for the simulation of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal using …

H Baki, S Chinta, C Balaji… - Geoscientific Model …, 2022 - gmd.copernicus.org
The present study focuses on identifying the parameters from the Weather Research and
Forecasting (WRF) model that strongly influence the simulation of tropical cyclones over the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Reanalysis and Satellite Products against Ground-Based Observations in a Desert Environment

N Nelli, D Francis, A Alkatheeri, R Fonseca - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Arabian Peninsula (AP) is notable for its unique meteorological and climatic patterns
and plays a pivotal role in understanding regional climate dynamics and dust emissions …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling artificial heat islands to enhance precipitation in the United Arab Emirates

O Branch, L Jach, T Schwitalla… - Earth System …, 2024 - esd.copernicus.org
Potential for regional climate engineering is gaining interest as a means of solving regional
environmental problems like water scarcity and high temperatures. In the hyper-arid United …

Characteristics of atmospheric aerosols over the UAE inferred from CALIPSO and sun photometer aerosol optical depth

N Nelli, S Fissehaye, D Francis… - Earth and Space …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study provides insights on the composition and variability of atmospheric aerosols over
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by analyzing the atmospheric conditions together with 14 …

On the analysis of a summertime convective event in a hyperarid environment

D Francis, M Temimi, R Fonseca… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A summertime convective event that developed on 5 September 2017 over the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) is investigated in this study. Atmospheric profiles from a ground‐based …