Characteristics of the severe March 2021 Gobi Desert dust storm and its impact on air pollution in China

M Filonchyk - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
A dust storm that formed in the north of China and the southeastern part of Mongolia in
March 2021 significantly deteriorated air quality over a large area of East Asia. According to …

Unlocking the potential of remote sensing in wind erosion studies: a review and outlook for future directions

L Lackoóvá, J Lieskovský, F Nikseresht, A Halabuk… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing (RS) has revolutionized field data collection processes and provided timely
and spatially consistent acquisition of data on the terrestrial landscape properties. This …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy assessment, comparative performance, and enhancement of public domain digital elevation models (ASTER 30 m, SRTM 30 m, CARTOSAT 30 m …

K Preety, AK Prasad, AK Varma, H El-Askary - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Publicly available Digital Elevation Models (DEM) derived from various space-based
platforms (Satellite/Space Shuttle Endeavour) have had a tremendous impact on the …

Machine learning-based prediction of sand and dust storm sources in arid Central Asia

W Wang, A Samat, J Abuduwaili… - … Journal of Digital …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
With the emergence of multisource data and the development of cloud computing platforms,
accurate prediction of event-scale dust source regions based on machine learning (ML) …

Visual interpretation of satellite imagery for hotspot dust sources identification

AD Boloorani, R Papi, M Soleimani… - Remote Sensing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identifying dust sources using remotely sensed satellite imagery is one of the most effective
ways of studying dust emission and dynamics. Even though complex algorithms and …

Dust source susceptibility mapping based on remote sensing and machine learning techniques

R Jafari, M Amiri, F Asgari, M Tarkesh - Ecological Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
Dust source susceptibility modeling and mapping is the first step in managing the impacts of
dust on environmental systems and human health. In this study, satellite products and …

Remote sensing‐based biological and nonbiological indices for evaluating desertification in Iran: Image versus field indices

R Jafari, M Abedi - Land Degradation & Development, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mapping and monitoring of the complex process of desertification based on ground data in
broad arid and semiarid areas faces basic limitations. Therefore, the purpose of the present …

A New Risk-Based Method in Decision Making to Create Dust Sources Maps: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia

Y Alsubhi, S Qureshi, MH Siddiqui - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dust storms are one of the major causes of the destruction of natural ecosystems and human
infrastructure worldwide. Therefore, the identification and mapping of susceptible regions to …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of aeolian dust hotspots in the lower reaches of Zhuoshui river in Taiwan using environmental indicators

SW Wu, H Huang, SF Tsai, CY Lin - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
This study introduces a risk model that utilizes the ventilation index (VI), Temperature
Vegetation Dryness Index (TVDI), and coefficient of variation (CV) of soil moisture content to …

Variations of PM2. 5-bound elements and their associated effects during long-distance transport of dust storms: Insights from multi-sites observations

Q Meng, C Yan, R Li, T Zhang, M Zheng, Y Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dust storms are a significant concern because of their adverse effects on ambient air quality
and human health. To investigate the evolution of dust storms during long-distance transport …