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DOI	10.1029/2020JD032931
	Major Changes in Extreme Dust Events Dynamics Over the Arabian Peninsula During 2003–2017 Driven by Atmospheric Conditions
	Gandham H.; Dasari H.P.; Langodan S.; Karumuri R.K.; Hoteit I.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	2169897X
卷号	125 期号:24
英文摘要	Mineral dust emitted from the arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula (AP), in particular Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is an important contributor to the northern hemispheric aerosol loading. Dust events over AP are frequent and persistent throughout the year, with a peak in occurrence and intensity between March and August. This study examines the variability of dust events that occurred over AP during 2003–2017 using long-term dust optical depth retrieved from MODIS satellite measurements. Dust profiles were derived from CALIOP satellite measurements to assess the vertical distributions of the dust events. Our analysis suggests that the formation of extreme dust events is primarily associated with strong high-pressure systems that occur over AP. Northerly Shamal winds transport dust aerosols from surrounding arid regions to the AP, amplifying the dust aerosol loading across the country. CALIOP dust profiles show that the dust aerosols reach up to 4 km height above sea level, with peak concentrations at an altitude around 1.5 km. Dry deposition of dust is the dominant removal process over the Arabian Gulf, and wet deposition of dust is the dominant removal process over the Red Sea. A total of 49 extreme dust events occurred during the period between 2003 and 2017, over a combined total of 207 days. We observe a significant increase in the frequency of dust events between 2007 and 2012, peaking in 2012, followed by a marked decrease in the following years. We attribute this sudden decline in dust activity after 2012 to enhanced winter rainfall, after noticing increased soil moisture and vegetation coverage during the dust seasons that followed wetter winters. A strengthened Red Sea trough in the middle and the upper altitudes produced favorable conditions for strong moisture convergence and increased rainfall over AP, which may have dampened dust activity during 2013–2017. © 2020. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.
英文关键词	Arabian peninsula; CALIOP; dust optical depth; extreme dust events; MODIS; Red Sea trough
语种	英语
来源期刊	Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/185588
作者单位	Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gandham H.,Dasari H.P.,Langodan S.,等. Major Changes in Extreme Dust Events Dynamics Over the Arabian Peninsula During 2003–2017 Driven by Atmospheric Conditions[J],2020,125(24).
APA	Gandham H.,Dasari H.P.,Langodan S.,Karumuri R.K.,&Hoteit I..(2020).Major Changes in Extreme Dust Events Dynamics Over the Arabian Peninsula During 2003–2017 Driven by Atmospheric Conditions.Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,125(24).
MLA	Gandham H.,et al."Major Changes in Extreme Dust Events Dynamics Over the Arabian Peninsula During 2003–2017 Driven by Atmospheric Conditions".Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 125.24(2020).