[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean cyclones: Current knowledge and open questions on dynamics, prediction, climatology and impacts

E Flaounas, S Davolio, S Raveh-Rubin… - Weather and Climate …, 2022 - wcd.copernicus.org
A large number of intense cyclones occur every year in the Mediterranean basin, one of the
climate change hotspots. Producing a broad range of severe socio-economic and …

A multi-objective framework to select numerical options in air quality prediction models: A case study on dust storm modeling

SSH Dehshiri, B Firoozabadi - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerical weather prediction models are very important tools in predicting severe weather
phenomena such as dust storms. However, the prediction accuracy in these models …

Analysis of a severe dust storm and its impact on air quality conditions using WRF-Chem modeling, satellite imagery, and ground observations

F Karagulian, M Temimi, D Ghebreyesus… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2019 - Springer
This study presents a comprehensive analysis of an extreme dust event recorded in the
Arabian Peninsula and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) between 31 March and 3 April 2015 …

Climatology of dust deposition in the Adriatic Sea; a possible impact on marine production

B Mifka, M Telišman Prtenjak, J Kuzmić… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric mineral dust deposition plays an important role in providing nutrients to marine
ecosystems. In this study, the climatology of dust deposition in the Adriatic Sea area was …

The Circumglobal Transport of Massive African Dust and Its Impacts on the Regional Circulation in Remote Atmosphere

H Bi, S Chen, D Zhang, Y Wang, L Kang… - Bulletin of the …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Atmospheric dust from North Africa, the largest and most persistently active dust
source over the world, spreads widely in the Northern Hemisphere and plays essential roles …

Aerosol optical depth of the main aerosol species over Italian cities based on the NASA/MERRA-2 model reanalysis

U Rizza, E Mancinelli, M Morichetti, G Passerini… - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, version 2 (MERRA-
2) provides data at 0.5°× 0.625° resolution covering a period from 1 January 1980 to the …

Optical properties of PM2. 5 particles: Results from a monitoring campaign in southeastern Italy

S Romano, MR Perrone, G Pavese, F Esposito… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
The performance of aerosol classification schemes based on intensive optical parameters
and applied to mixed particle populations monitored at the surface has been investigated to …

Dust emission, transport, and deposition in central Iran and their radiative forcing effects: A numerical simulation

SSH Dehshiri, B Firoozabadi - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, WRF-Chem was used to analyze the radiative forcing, deposition, emission and
transport of mineral dust during three severe dust events in central Iran, specifically in Yazd …

On the Interplay between Desert Dust and Meteorology Based on WRF-Chem Simulations and Remote Sensing Observations in the Mediterranean Basin

U Rizza, E Avolio, M Morichetti, L Di Liberto, A Bellini… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, we investigate a series of Saharan dust outbreaks toward the Mediterranean
basin that occurred in late June 2021. In particular, we analyze the effect of mineral dust …

Influence of wave state and sea spray on the roughness length: Feedback on medicanes

U Rizza, E Canepa, A Ricchi, D Bonaldo, S Carniel… - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
Occasionally, storms that share many features with tropical cyclones, including the presence
of a quasi-circular “eye” a warm core and strong winds, are observed in the Mediterranean …