Dried lake beds are some of the largest sources of dust in the world and have caused
environmental problems in the surrounding areas in recent decades. In the present work, we …

Drying lakes have become a new source of dust, causing severe problems in surrounding
areas. From 2000 to 2017, a statistical study was conducted on Lake Urmia in Iran in the …

The average monthly profiles of the dust extinction coefficient (ε) were analyzed according to
the CALIOP lidar data from 2006–2021 for 24 cells (size of 2°× 5°) in the Aral-Caspian arid …

In this study, we characterize the meteorological conditions and planetary boundary layer
dynamics in western United Arab Emirates based on 2012–2020 in-situ measurements. This …

Nowadays, dried lake beds constitute the largest source of saline dust storms, with serious
environmental and health issues in the surrounding areas. In this study, we examined the …

In recent years, northeastern Iran, particularly Khorasan Razavi province, has experienced
wind erosion and dust storms, although large-scale studies are limited. To assess wind …

Dust storms create some of the most critical air quality problems in the world; the Middle
East, located in the dust belt, suffers substantially from dust storms. Iran, as a country in the …

Dried lake beds are one of the largest sources of dust in the world, causing environmental
problems in the surrounding areas. In this study, the desiccated Urmia Lake was the primary …

This study aims to optimize the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model regarding
the choice of the best planetary boundary layer (PBL) physical scheme and to evaluate the …

Dust storms are one of the important natural hazards that affect the lives of inhabitants all
around the world, especially in North Africa and the Middle East. In this study, wind speed …