Machine-learning algorithms for predicting land susceptibility to dust emissions: The case of the Jazmurian Basin, Iran

H Gholami, A Mohamadifar, A Sorooshian… - Atmospheric pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we apply six machine-learning algorithms (XGBoost, Cubist, BMARS, ANFIS,
Cforest and Elasticnet) to investigate the susceptibility of the Jazmurian Basin in …

[HTML][HTML] On the Middle East's severe dust storms in spring 2022: Triggers and impacts

D Francis, R Fonseca, N Nelli, D Bozkurt… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large amounts of dust in the air can disrupt daily activities and pose a threat to human
health. In May 2022, consecutive major dust storms occurred over the Middle East resulting …

Dust and climate interactions in the Middle East: Spatio-temporal analysis of aerosol optical depth and climatic variables

H Mousavi, DM Panahi, Z Kalantari - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Middle East (ME) is grappling with an alarming increase in dust levels,
measured as aerosol optical depth (AOD), which poses significant threats to air quality …

Thermodynamic and dynamic behavior in a recent dust precipitation event in north China

J Huo, Y Chen, D Lyu - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The dynamic and thermodynamic characteristics of a dust precipitation event that took place
on May 11, 2020 in North China are analyzed. With the invasion of cold air from Lake Baikal …

Synoptic characteristics of the spatial variability of spring dust storms over Saudi Arabia

KA Al-Abbasi, AH Labban, AM Awad - Atmósfera, 2023 - scielo.org.mx
Statistical and synoptic studies of spring dust storms over the Arabian Peninsula (AP) were
performed using surface observations from 27 surface stations and meteorological data from …

An analysis of aerosol properties during a dust storm due to the TAUKTAE cyclone using remote sensing

R Arshad, S Tariq, Z ul-Haq - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2023 - Springer
Millions of people suffer from health problems due to poor air quality in regions of high
particulate pollution. Therefore, this paper proposes for better understanding of the impact of …

Investigation of observed dust trends over the Middle East region in NASA GEOS Earth system model simulations

A Rocha-Lima, PR Colarco, AS Darmenov… - …, 2023 - egusphere.copernicus.org
Satellite observations and ground-based measurements have indicated a high variability in
the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) in the Middle East region in recent decades. In the period …

[HTML][HTML] The Spatial Distribution Assessment of Particulate Matter by Biomagnetic Monitoring Using Phoenix dactylifera Leaf Samples and Azimuthal Dust Samplers in …

A Almutawa, S Roeland - Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2022 - scirp.org
This study employs multi-magnetic parametric methods as proxies to measure particulate
matter (PM) concentration and spread in Kuwait. It examines the reliability of biomonitoring …