Meteorological regimes modulating dust outbreaks in southwest Asia: The role of pressure anomaly and Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone on the 1–3 July 2014 case

DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki, P Francois, UC Dumka… - Aeolian Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The present work examines the characteristics (source regions, pathways, vertical profiles)
as well as the meteorological conditions and the role of the Inter-Tropical Convergence
Zone (ITCZ) during a dust event on 1–3 July 2014 over southwest (SW) Asia. NCEP/NCAR
reanalysis, meteorological and satellite remote sensing (MODIS, Meteosat, CALIPSO)
observations are utilized. The major dust storm (AOD 550 up to 1.5–2.0) was generated in
the southern Karakum desert in Turkmenistan as a result of intense north winds (Levar), due …
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