Climate change and weather extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

G Zittis, M Almazroui, P Alpert, P Ciais… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

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 …

Long-term variability of dust events in southwestern Iran and its relationship with the drought

NH Hamzeh, DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dust storms represent a major environmental challenge in the Middle East. The southwest
part of Iran is highly affected by dust events transported from neighboring desert regions …

[HTML][HTML] Summertime dust storms over the Arabian Peninsula and impacts on radiation, circulation, cloud development and rain

D Francis, JP Chaboureau, N Nelli, J Cuesta… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the underlying atmospheric dynamics associated with intense dust
storms in summer 2018 over the Arabian Peninsula (AP); a major dust source at global …

Atmospheric dynamics and numerical simulations of six frontal dust storms in the Middle East region

NH Hamzeh, S Karami, DG Kaskaoutis, I Tegen… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes six frontal dust storms in the Middle East during the cold period (October–
March), aiming to examine the atmospheric circulation patterns and force dynamics that …

A comprehensive investigation of the causes of drying and increasing saline dust in the Urmia Lake, northwest Iran, via ground and satellite observations, synoptic …

NH Hamzeh, K Shukurov, K Mohammadpour… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, dried lakes have turned into important dust sources with serious environmental,
climatic and socio-economic impacts. In this study, climatic, terrestrial and anthropogenic …

A one-year monitoring of spatiotemporal variations of PM2. 5-bound PAHs in Tehran, Iran: source apportionment, local and regional sources origins and source …

MS Ali-Taleshi, M Moeinaddini, AR Bakhtiari… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract PM 2.5-bound PAHs were analyzed in a total of 135 daily samples collected during
four seasons from 2018 to 2019, at three urban sites in Tehran, Iran. This study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Synoptic causes and socio-economic consequences of a severe dust storm in the Middle East

N Middleton, SS Kashani, S Attarchi, M Rahnama… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dust storms represent one of the most severe, if underrated, natural hazards in drylands.
This study uses ground observational data from meteorological stations and airports …

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 …

Dust storms backward Trajectories' and source identification over Kuwait

MF Yassin, SK Almutairi, A Al-Hemoud - Atmospheric research, 2018 - Elsevier
Dust storms (DS) are considered a common environmental phenomenon in numerous
countries of the world, especially in the arid and semi-arid regions. DS causes a significant …