Assessment of natural and anthropogenic aerosol air pollution in the Middle East using MERRA-2, CAMS data assimilation products, and high-resolution WRF-Chem …

A Ukhov, S Mostamandi, A Da Silva… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications v. 2 (MERRA-2),
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service Operational Analysis (CAMS-OA) data …

Dust emission modeling using a new high‐resolution dust source function in WRF‐Chem with implications for air quality

SP Parajuli, GL Stenchikov, A Ukhov… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Air‐borne dust affects all aspects of human life. The sources of dust have high spatial
variation and a better quantification of dust emission helps to identify remediation measures …

[图书][B] The Red Sea: environmental gradients shape a natural laboratory in a nascent ocean

This chapter introduces the environmental gradients that characterize the broader Red Sea
habitat. The Red Sea is formed by an actively spreading rift and notably has only one natural …

Identifying Algal Bloom 'Hotspots' in Marginal Productive Seas: A Review and Geospatial Analysis

MR Al-Shehhi, Y Abdul Samad - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Algal blooms in the marginal productive seas of the Indian Ocean are projected to become
more prevalent over the coming decades. They reach from lower latitudes up to the coast of …

Three-dimensional structure and transport pathways of dust aerosols over West Asia

H Gandham, HP Dasari, A Karumuri… - npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
This study investigates the seasonal climatology of the three-dimensional distribution and
transport pathways of dust aerosols over West Asia (WA). Dust column loading over WA …

Statistical evaluation of the dust events at selected stations in Southwest Asia: From the Caspian Sea to the Arabian Sea

A Rashki, DG Kaskaoutis, A Sepehr - Catena, 2018 - Elsevier
The central and southwest Asia is usually suffered by dust events of various intensity due to
extended arid/desert regions and, therefore, the statistical evaluation of the dust activity over …

Source Apportionment and elemental composition of atmospheric total suspended particulates (TSP) over the red sea coast of Saudi Arabia

M Cusack, JM Arrieta, CM Duarte - Earth Systems and Environment, 2020 - Springer
This work presents a comprehensive study on concentrations and elemental composition of
total suspended atmospheric particulates for a semi-urban site on the Red Sea coast, and …

[HTML][HTML] Aerosol characteristics and types in the marine environments surrounding the East Mediterranean-Middle East (EMME) region during the AQABA campaign

DG Kaskaoutis, M Pikridas, K Barmpounis… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the aerosol optical properties (scattering, absorption coefficients, single
scattering albedo), supported by chemical composition measurements, in the marine …

[HTML][HTML] Aerosol vertical distribution and interactions with land/sea breezes over the eastern coast of the Red Sea from lidar data and high-resolution WRF-Chem …

SP Parajuli, GL Stenchikov, A Ukhov… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
With advances in modeling approaches and the application of satellite and ground-based
data in dust-related research, our understanding of the dust cycle has significantly improved …

Physical and chemical properties of deposited airborne particulates over the Arabian Red Sea coastal plain

JP Engelbrecht, G Stenchikov… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Mineral dust is the most abundant aerosol, having a profound impact on the global energy
budget. This research continues our previous studies performed on surface soils in the …