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DOI	10.1007/s11069-019-03641-0
	Spatiotemporal analysis of dust patterns over Mesopotamia and their impact on Khuzestan province, Iran
	Daniali, Mohamad 1; Karimi, Neamat 2
通讯作者	Daniali, Mohamad
来源期刊	NATURAL HAZARDS
ISSN	0921-030X
EISSN	1573-0840
出版年	2019
卷号	97 期号:1 页码:259-281
英文摘要	Dust storms are yet quite frequent in various parts of the world, particularly ancient Mesopotamia (approximately corresponding to most parts of Iraq as well as certain surrounding regions toward its north). To add to the ongoing difficulty, monitoring dust patterns has been proven to be a rather difficult endeavor given the absence of reliable ground-based monitoring stations in the corresponding area. Additionally, western provinces of Iran, especially Khuzestan in the southwest of Iran, have been severely affected by dust storms carried by the westerly winds, blown through neighboring countries in ancient Mesopotamia. This study proceeds to employ aerosol optical depth (AOD), extracted from the MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer onboard the Terra spacecraft, to assess spatial dust variations between 2001 and 2017 over the Khuzestan province and ancient Mesopotamia. The variations were also correlated with the temporal dust changes in the Khuzestan province. Frequency of occurrence for AOD>1 was used to identify and categorize major dust sources in the aforementioned regions. The findings were indicative of an increasing trend in the annual AODs of the Khuzestan province, which eventually led to a significant increase from 2008 toward the end of 2012, but decreased again in the following years. Correspondingly, the entire time period (2001-2017) was further divided into three sub-periods: the first time period spanning from 2001 to 2007, followed by the second from 2008 to 2012 and finally a third time period from 2013 to 2017. Dust source identification was speculative of numerous dust spots in Iraq, Syria, Kuwait and also the southern parts of Khuzestan province which have become more active in recent years. Additionally, a large active dust spot was pinpointed between the northwest Iraq and eastern Syria border which has become extremely active during the second time period, possibly due to a severe drought in the Fertile Crescent.
英文关键词	AOD Dust AERONET MODIS Ahvaz Mesopotamia
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Iran
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000476523300014
WOS关键词	AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH ; DESERT DUST ; DATA ASSIMILATION ; MODIS ; VARIABILITY ; SATELLITE ; AERONET ; STORM ; IDENTIFICATION ; CLIMATE
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/217713
作者单位	1.Qom Univ Technol, Environm Engn, Qom, Iran; 2.Water Res Inst, Water Resources Res Dept, Tehran, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Daniali, Mohamad,Karimi, Neamat. Spatiotemporal analysis of dust patterns over Mesopotamia and their impact on Khuzestan province, Iran[J],2019,97(1):259-281.
APA	Daniali, Mohamad,&Karimi, Neamat.(2019).Spatiotemporal analysis of dust patterns over Mesopotamia and their impact on Khuzestan province, Iran.NATURAL HAZARDS,97(1),259-281.
MLA	Daniali, Mohamad,et al."Spatiotemporal analysis of dust patterns over Mesopotamia and their impact on Khuzestan province, Iran".NATURAL HAZARDS 97.1(2019):259-281.