Satellite remote sensing of aerosol optical depth: Advances, challenges, and perspectives

X Wei, NB Chang, K Bai, W Gao - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is widely recognized as a critical indicator in understanding
atmospheric physics and regional air quality because of its capability for quantifying aerosol …

Current status of aerosol-cloud interactions and their impact over the Northern Indian Ocean: A comprehensive review

S Tiwari, H Kumar, S Singh, A Kumar - Atmospheric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The interactions between aerosol and cloud play a vital role in global climate change and
associated with one of the largest uncertainties. In last few decades, due to unique …

An investigation into climatic and terrestrial drivers of dust storms in the Sistan region of Iran in the early twenty-first century

A Miri, S Maleki, N Middleton - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Dust storms cause a wide range of impacts on environment, economy and human health in
the Sistan region of southeastern Iran. This paper investigates long-term variability of dust …

Regime shift in Arabian dust activity, triggered by persistent Fertile Crescent drought

M Notaro, Y Yu, OV Kalashnikova - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Arabian Peninsula has experienced pronounced interannual to decadal
variability in dust activity, including an abrupt regime shift around 2006 from an inactive dust …

Numerical simulations of dust storms originated from dried lakes in central and southwest Asia: The case of Aral Sea and Sistan Basin

S Karami, NH Hamzeh, DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki… - Aeolian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Ephemeral and dried lakes in southwest and central Asia, such as the Aral Sea and
Hamouns in east Iran, are major sources of dust storms with an increasing tendency during …

Assessment of dust activity and dust-plume pathways over Jazmurian Basin, southeast Iran

A Rashki, M Arjmand, DG Kaskaoutis - Aeolian Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Jazmurian (or hamun-e Jaz Murian) is a dried lake located in a topographic-low basin in
southeast Iran and a major source for high dust emissions under favorable weather …

[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 …

Increasing Arabian dust activity and the Indian summer monsoon

F Solmon, VS Nair, M Mallet - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Over the past decade, aerosol optical depth (AOD) observations based on satellite and
ground measurements have shown a significant increase over Arabia and the Arabian Sea …

Effects of Monsoon, Shamal and Levar winds on dust accumulation over the Arabian Sea during summer–The July 2016 case

A Rashki, DG Kaskaoutis, A Mofidi, F Minvielle… - Aeolian Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines the atmospheric circulation patterns that are associated with
contrasting wind regimes, desert dust outflows and accumulation of dust over the Arabian …

Meteorological aspects associated with dust storms in the Sistan region, southeastern Iran

DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki, EE Houssos, A Mofidi… - Climate Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
Dust storms are considered natural hazards that seriously affect atmospheric conditions,
ecosystems and human health. A key requirement for investigating the dust life cycle is the …