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DOI10.1186/s40201-014-0124-4
Investigation of dust storms entering Western Iran using remotely sensed data and synoptic analysis
Boloorani, Ali D.1,2; Nabavi, Seyed O.3,4; Bahrami, Hosain A.5; Mirzapour, Fardin6; Kavosi, Musa2; Abasi, Esmail2; Azizi, Rasoul2
通讯作者Nabavi, Seyed O.
来源期刊JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
ISSN2052-336X
出版年2014
卷号12
英文摘要

Background: One of the natural phenomena which have had considerable impacts on various regions of the world, including Iran, is "dust storm". In recent years, this phenomenon has taken on new dimensions in Iran and has changed from a local problem to a national issue. This study is an attempt to investigate the formation of the dust storms crossing the Western Iran.


Methodology: To find the sources of the dust storms entering Iran, first we examine three determined dust paths in the region and their temporal activities, using MODIS satellite images. Then, four regions were identified as dust sources through soil, land cover and wind data. Finally, atmospheric analyses are implemented to find synoptic patterns inducing dust storms.


Results and discussion: Source 1 has covered the region between the eastern banks of Euphrates and western banks of Tigris. Source 2 is in desert area of western and south-western Iraq. Finally source 3 is bounded in eastern and south-eastern deserts of Saudi Arabia called Rub-Al-Khali desert, or Empty Quarter. Moreover, south-eastern part of Iraq (source 4) was also determined as a secondary source which thickens the dust masses originating from the above mentioned sources. The study of synoptic circulations suggests that the dust storms originating from source 1 are formed due to the intense pressure gradient between the low-pressure system of Zagros and a high-pressure cell formed on Mediterranean Sea. The dust events in sources 2 and 3 are outcomes of the atmospheric circulations dominant in the cold period of the year in mid-latitudes.


英文关键词Dust source Dust storm Dust detection Remote sensing Synoptic climatology
类型Article
语种英语
国家Iran ; Austria
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000346097700001
WOS类目Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/183232
作者单位1.Univ Tehran, Dept Remote Sensing & GIS, Tehran, Iran;
2.Univ Tehran, Geoinformat Res Inst, Tehran, Iran;
3.Univ Tehran, Geoinformat Res Inst, Tehran 14174, Iran;
4.Univ Vienna, Dept Geog & Reg Res, Vienna, Austria;
5.Tarbiat Modares Univ, Dept Soil Sci, Tehran, Iran;
6.Sadra Inst Higher Educ, Fac Elect Engn, Esfahan, Iran
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Boloorani, Ali D.,Nabavi, Seyed O.,Bahrami, Hosain A.,et al. Investigation of dust storms entering Western Iran using remotely sensed data and synoptic analysis[J],2014,12.
APA Boloorani, Ali D..,Nabavi, Seyed O..,Bahrami, Hosain A..,Mirzapour, Fardin.,Kavosi, Musa.,...&Azizi, Rasoul.(2014).Investigation of dust storms entering Western Iran using remotely sensed data and synoptic analysis.JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,12.
MLA Boloorani, Ali D.,et al."Investigation of dust storms entering Western Iran using remotely sensed data and synoptic analysis".JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 12(2014).
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