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DOI	10.1007/s40808-018-0528-8
	Spatial-temporal analysis of Aerosol Index (AI) distribution and some climatic factors: case study from Iraq, 1980-2015
	Attiya, Ali A.; Jones, Brian G.; Marx, Samuel
通讯作者	Attiya, AA
来源期刊	MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT
ISSN	2363-6203
EISSN	2363-6211
出版年	2019
卷号	5 期号:1 页码:203-216
英文摘要	Aerosol particles represent fine particulate matter suspended in the air. These particles interact with the climate conditions (indirectly) and the radiation balance (directly) of the Earth. Iraq represents one of the aerosol hot spots in southwest Asia because of repeated dust storms that need further in-depth studies to describe and understand the dust activity. This research assesses the spatiotemporal pattern variability of the aerosol index values obtained from TOMSOMI satellite platforms and compares it with selected surface weather factors to describe the dust phenomena over Iraq during 1980-2015. The results show a significant monthly and seasonal variability of aerosol index AI distributions between the northern and southern regions of Iraq. The monthly average AI data display maximum values during the hot summer months and minimum values in the cold winter months over the study regions. Maximum AI values occur above the southern area during March-October, reducing gradually towards the north, whereas the minimum values are recorded between December and February. The highest values of AI distribution from the TOMS satellite were 2.06, 1.93, and 1.87 and for the OMI sensor were 2.32, 2.27 and 2.24 in June above the northern, central and south regions, respectively, with lower values in December. The correlation between aerosol index and relative humidity, air temperatures, wind velocity and rainfall can be employed effectively to estimate and predict dust activity. This study can enhance awareness and understanding of atmospheric dust activity over Iraq and the Middle East region.
英文关键词	Aerosol index distribution TOMS and OMI satellites Humidity Temperature Wind velocity Rainfall
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000458262100016
WOS关键词	DESERT DUST ; VARIABILITY
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Scopus学科分类	Univ Wollongong, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333410
作者单位	[Attiya, Ali A.] Al Mustansiriya Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Atmospher Sci, Baghdad, Iraq; [Attiya, Ali A.; Jones, Brian G.; Marx, Samuel] Univ Wollongong, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Attiya, Ali A.,Jones, Brian G.,Marx, Samuel. Spatial-temporal analysis of Aerosol Index (AI) distribution and some climatic factors: case study from Iraq, 1980-2015[J],2019,5(1):203-216.
APA	Attiya, Ali A.,Jones, Brian G.,&Marx, Samuel.(2019).Spatial-temporal analysis of Aerosol Index (AI) distribution and some climatic factors: case study from Iraq, 1980-2015.MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT,5(1),203-216.
MLA	Attiya, Ali A.,et al."Spatial-temporal analysis of Aerosol Index (AI) distribution and some climatic factors: case study from Iraq, 1980-2015".MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT 5.1(2019):203-216.