Dust-storm dynamics over Sistan region, Iran: Seasonality, transport characteristics and affected areas

A Rashki, DG Kaskaoutis, P Francois… - Aeolian Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The present work examines the seasonality, dust-plume altitudinal variation and affected
areas for dust storms originated from the Sistan region, southeastern Iran during the summer …

Effects of Monsoon, Shamal and Levar winds on dust accumulation over the Arabian Sea during summer–The July 2016 case

A Rashki, DG Kaskaoutis, A Mofidi, F Minvielle… - Aeolian Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines the atmospheric circulation patterns that are associated with
contrasting wind regimes, desert dust outflows and accumulation of dust over the Arabian …

Extremely high aerosol loading over Arabian Sea during June 2008: The specific role of the atmospheric dynamics and Sistan dust storms

DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki, EE Houssos, D Goto… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study focuses on analyzing the extreme aerosol loading and the mechanisms, source
areas and meteorological conditions that favored the abnormal dust exposure towards …

Multi-year observations of the spatial and vertical distribution of aerosols and the genesis of abnormal variations in aerosol loading over the Arabian Sea during Asian …

SS Prijith, K Rajeev, BV Thampi, SK Nair… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Intense aerosol plumes engulf a vast region of the Arabian Sea during the Asian summer
monsoon season (ASM: June–September). The largest value of aerosol optical depth (AOD) …

Examining mineral dust transport over the Indian subcontinent using the regional climate model, RegCM4. 1

S Das, S Dey, SK Dash, G Basil - Atmospheric research, 2013 - Elsevier
Mineral dust transported to the Indian subcontinent every year from the Great Indian Desert
and West-Asian dust sources influence the regional air quality and climate. Here, the …

Synoptic weather conditions and aerosol episodes over Indo-Gangetic Plains, India

DG Kaskaoutis, EE Houssos, D Goto, A Bartzokas… - Climate dynamics, 2014 - Springer
The present study focuses on identifying the main atmospheric circulation characteristics
associated with aerosol episodes (AEs) over Kanpur, India during the period 2001–2010. In …

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 …

Linkage between the absorbing aerosol-induced snow darkening effects over the Himalayas-Tibetan Plateau and the pre-monsoon climate over northern India

S Das, F Giorgi, E Coppola, AS Panicker… - Theoretical and applied …, 2022 - Springer
The role of aerosol on the snow darkening effect is considered one of the main factors
contributing to snow melting and glacier retreat over the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau …

Satellite- and ground-based measurements of CO2 over the Indian region: its seasonal dependencies, spatial variability, and model estimates

K Nalini, KN Uma, S Sijikumar, YK Tiwari… - … Journal of Remote …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The present study demonstrates the distribution of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration over
the Indian region and the surrounding oceanic regions during 2009–2012, using …

Designing surface CO2 monitoring network to constrain the Indian land fluxes

K Nalini, S Sijikumar, V Valsala, YK Tiwari… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Optimal network design, for ground-based monitoring of atmospheric mole fractions of
carbon dioxide (CO 2) over India to better constrain the Indian terrestrial surface fluxes, is …