Photovoltaic potential assessment and dust impacts on photovoltaic systems in Iran

A Gholami, M Ameri, M Zandi… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increasing energy demand, together with environmental concerns, results in a significant
tendency toward the research and development of renewable systems and particularly solar …

Characteristics of the severe March 2021 Gobi Desert dust storm and its impact on air pollution in China

M Filonchyk - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
A dust storm that formed in the north of China and the southeastern part of Mongolia in
March 2021 significantly deteriorated air quality over a large area of East Asia. According to …

Review of dust storm detection algorithms for multispectral satellite sensors

J Li, MS Wong, KH Lee, J Nichol, PW Chan - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Satellite remote sensing has been extensively utilized for monitoring dust storms in space
and time. Dust storm detection using satellite observations is important to analyze the dust …

Portable wind tunnel experiments to study soil erosion by wind and its link to soil properties in the Fars province, Iran

E Sirjani, A Sameni, AA Moosavi, M Mahmoodabadi… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil erosion controlled by the wind effect on the surface, has been largely studied by field in-
situ measurements as well as laboratory or numerical simulations. Nevertheless, more in …

Multi-criteria photovoltaic potential assessment using fuzzy logic in decision-making: A case study of Iran

A Aryanfar, A Gholami, M Pourgholi… - Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The potential assessment studies provide a comprehensive overview and result in a better
organization of investment resources. However, the analysis showed that studying technical …

Atmospheric deposition fluxes of 137Cs associated with dust fallout in the northeastern Arabian Gulf

A Aba, AM Al-Dousari, A Ismaeel - Journal of environmental radioactivity, 2018 - Elsevier
For many years, monitoring and determining the radioactivity of 137 Cs in the environment
has considerable interest. This paper presents monitoring 137 Cs deposition fluxes during …

Introducing a novel dust source identification method based on edge points and paths extracted from integration of time-series MODIS products

NA Tehrani, F Farhanj, M Janalipour - Remote Sensing Applications …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel method for identifying dust sources in the Middle East using multi-
temporal MODIS images was introduced. This method was utilized to identify the sources of …

A sandstorm extreme event from the Yellow River Basin in March 2021: Accurate identification and driving cause

N Wang, Q Zhang, S Sun, H Wang, M He… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sandstorm is a natural meteorological disaster that can appear suddenly and is often
extremely destructive. In areas with small number of meteorological observation stations, it is …

Atmospheric pollution assessment near potential source of natural aerosols in the South Gobi Desert region, China

M Filonchyk, V Hurynovich, H Yan… - GIScience & Remote …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid economic growth, a high degree of urbanization and the proximity of a large number
of desert and semidesert landscapes can have a significant impact on the atmosphere of …

Spatiotemporal analysis of dust patterns over Mesopotamia and their impact on Khuzestan province, Iran

M Daniali, N Karimi - Natural Hazards, 2019 - Springer
Dust storms are yet quite frequent in various parts of the world, particularly ancient
Mesopotamia (approximately corresponding to most parts of Iraq as well as certain …