[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 …

The dust load and radiative impact associated with the June 2020 historical Saharan dust storm

D Francis, N Nelli, R Fonseca, M Weston… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
In June 2020, a major dust outbreak occurred in the Sahara that impacted the tropical
Atlantic Ocean. In this study, the dust load and radiative forcing of the dust plumes on both …

Spatiotemporal investigation of near-surface CH4 and factors influencing CH4 over South, East, and Southeast Asia

MA Khaliq, F Mustafa, SU Rehman… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Methane (CH 4) is the second most abundant greenhouse gas after CO 2, which plays the
most important role in global and regional climate change. To explore the long-term …

Impact of roughness length on WRF simulated land‐atmosphere interactions over a hyper‐arid region

NR Nelli, M Temimi, RM Fonseca… - Earth and Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The aerodynamic roughness length is a crucial parameter that controls surface variables
including the horizontal wind, surface temperature, and heat fluxes. Despite its importance …

Climatology of the heat low and the intertropical discontinuity in the Arabian Peninsula

R Fonseca, D Francis, N Nelli, M Thota - Authorea Preprints, 2022 - authorea.com
In this paper, the climatological state and the seasonal variability of the Arabian Heat Low
(AHL) and the Intertropical Discontinuity (ITD) are investigated over the Arabian Peninsula …

Rainfall and rain pulse role on energy, water vapor and CO2 exchanges in a tropical semiarid environment

CMS e Silva, BG Bezerra, KR Mendes, PR Mutti… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Several aspects of the hydrological regime influence the CO 2 exchanges between the
atmosphere and drylands. The objective of this study was to carry out a thorough …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Reanalysis and Satellite Products against Ground-Based Observations in a Desert Environment

N Nelli, D Francis, A Alkatheeri, R Fonseca - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Arabian Peninsula (AP) is notable for its unique meteorological and climatic patterns
and plays a pivotal role in understanding regional climate dynamics and dust emissions …

Characteristics of atmospheric aerosols over the UAE inferred from CALIPSO and sun photometer aerosol optical depth

N Nelli, S Fissehaye, D Francis… - Earth and Space …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study provides insights on the composition and variability of atmospheric aerosols over
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by analyzing the atmospheric conditions together with 14 …

Future changes in the precipitation regime over the Arabian Peninsula with special emphasis on UAE: insights from NEX-GDDP CMIP6 model simulations

KK Rao, A Al Mandous, M Al Ebri, N Al Hameli… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Global warming can profoundly influence the mean climate over the Arabian Peninsula,
which may significantly influence both natural and human systems. The present study aims …

On the analysis of a summertime convective event in a hyperarid environment

D Francis, M Temimi, R Fonseca… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A summertime convective event that developed on 5 September 2017 over the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) is investigated in this study. Atmospheric profiles from a ground‐based …