The occurrence of dust storms in Iran has been a source of interest for centuries, but their
study has increased dramatically over the last two decades. This paper reviews recent work …

In the past decades, some desert wetlands have become critical regions for dust production
in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Accurate prediction of the number of dusty …

Dust storms represent a major environmental challenge in the Middle East. The southwest
part of Iran is highly affected by dust events transported from neighboring desert regions …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Severe dust storms frequently prevail over the Persian Gulf impacting the visibility and air
quality. This study aims to investigate a severe dust storm that occurred during 25 to 26 …

This study examines the spatio-temporal variations of ambient air pollution from fine
particulates below 2.5 µm (PM2. 5) and particulate matter below 10 µm (PM10) in three of …

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 …