This study analyzes six frontal dust storms in the Middle East during cold period (October–March), aiming to examine atmospheric circulation patterns and force dynamics that triggered fronts associated (pre- or post-frontal) storms. Cold troughs mostly located over Turkey, Syria north Iraq played a major role front propagation at surface, while cyclonic conditions strong winds facilitated The p...

The quantification of tropospheric O3 production in the downwind of the Mexico City plume is a major objective of the MIRAGE-Mex field campaign. We used a regional chemistry-transport model (WRF-Chem) to predict the distribution of O3 and its precursors in Mexico City and the surrounding region during March 2006, and compared the model with in-situ aircraft measurements of O3, CO, VOCs, NOx, an...

Assimilation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) total aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrieval products (at 550 nm wavelength) from both Terra and Aqua satellites have been developed within the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) three-dimensional variational (3DVAR) data assimilation system. This newly developed ...

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