Evaluating and comparison of WRF-chem model configurations for wind field impact on the April 2022 dust episode in western Iran

EM Hassan, M Karimkhani, J Sepehri - Atmospheric Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Accurate estimation of wind direction and speed is essential for enhancing the simulation
and prediction of dust storms. Being highly susceptible to dust storms, Western Iran …

The challenge of identifying dust events in a highly polluted Eastern Mediterranean region

I Rogozovsky, A Ansmann, H Baars… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dust pollution largely impacts our environment, health and well-being. However, there is no
agreement on how dust-contaminated days are identified to study exposures, as methods …

Spatiotemporal evolution of dust over Tarim Basin under continuous clear-sky

X Song, T Zhou, Y Wang, X Li, D Wu, Y Gu, Z Lin… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
The unique terrain and complex atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) processes result in a
distinctive spatiotemporal distribution of dust in the Tarim Basin; however, this distribution …

Dust Transport from North Africa to the Middle East: Synoptic Patterns and Numerical Forecast

S Karami, DG Kaskaoutis, I Pytharoulis… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Every year, large quantities of dust are transported from North Africa to the Americas,
Europe, and West Asia. The purpose of this study is to analyze four intense and pervasive …

A case study on the dust storm that occurred on March 13–18, 2022, over the Algerian Sahara, using satellite remote sensing

R Guehaz, V Sivakumar, N Mbatha - Journal of Atmospheric and Solar …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the dynamics of a significant dust storm that occurred in Algeria in
March 2022, employing data derived from the Sentinel-5P and CALIPSO satellite …