Aeolian dust and hydro-biological characteristics: Decoding dust storm impacts on phytoplankton in the northern Arabian Gulf

R Madhusoodhanan, T Al-Said, A Sarkar… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aeolian dust is an essential source of growth-limiting nutrients for marine phytoplankton.
Despite being at the core of the Global Dust Belt, the response of the Arabian Gulf …

[HTML][HTML] Physical drivers of chlorophyll and nutrients variability in the Southern-Central Arabian Gulf

JA Al-Thani, Y Soliman, IA Al-Maslamani… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The southern-central Arabian Gulf demonstrates a poor understanding of nutrients
and chlorophyll dynamics in physical-biogeochemical settings. Here, using data of …

Aeolian and fluvial processes influence on dust storms of Hormuz Strait and Makran coastal plains (SE Iran); insight from geomorphic landforms, and sediment texture …

A Mohammadi - International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Hormuz Strait and Makran coastal plains in southeast Iran are significant
sources of dust storms in south Asia due to an arid climate with a strong wind regime, low …

Long-term study of desert dust deposition effects on phytoplankton biomass in the Persian Gulf using Google Earth Engine

HM Asgari, A Soleimany - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Persian Gulf is surrounded by the most active dust source regions of the world. Every year,
millions of tons of dust are deposited in this area causing significant adverse effects. This …

Correlation between concentrations of chlorophyll-a and satellite derived climatic factors in the Persian Gulf

M Moradi, N Moradi - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Monthly mean satellite derived Chl-a, aerosols, wind, SST, PAR, and turbidity datasets were
used to investigate the possible factors regulating phytoplankton variability in the Persian …

Decadal climate variability of chlorophyll-a in response to different oceanic factors in the Western Indian ocean: the sea of oman

V Chinta, MA Kalhoro, Z Liang, M Tahir, G Song… - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Arabian Sea, notably the Sea of Oman, has exhibited a gradual warming trend
since the twentieth century, expected to persist in the future, necessitating a climatological …

Spatio-temporal and synoptic changes in dust at the three islands in the Persian Gulf region

S Karami, NH Hamzeh, K Alam, F Noori… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The occurrence of severe and inclusive dust storms has caused a lot of damage every year
in the Persian Gulf region and it has destructive environmental effects in this area. The aim …

Evaluation of merged multi-sensor ocean-color chlorophyll products in the Northern Persian Gulf

M Moradi - Continental Shelf Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Persian Gulf is a highly turbid and optically complex marginal sea. Satellite remotely sensed
chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) products have been widely used in this marine area, despite …

[HTML][HTML] The Persian Gulf and Oman Sea: climate variability and trends inferred from satellite observations

MH Bordbar, A Nasrolahi, M Lorenz… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The warming trend in the Indian Ocean since the mid-20th century, with a strong signature
over the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, has been recognized as indisputable evidence of …

Citizen science data of cetaceans in the Arabian/Persian Gulf: Occurrence and habitat preferences of the three most reported species

A Natoli, AE Moura, N Sillero - Marine Mammal Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Citizen science data are becoming increasingly relevant in wildlife studies, especially when
obtaining data requires costly logistics. In the Arabian/Persian Gulf, baseline information …