Introduction: Atmospheric dust is one of the key constituents of the Martian atmosphere, and variations in dust loading can have a profound effect on the development of the mean circulation [1], and affect ice cloud formation [2] and other aspects of the climate system. While parameterisations for predicting rates of dust emission from the surface are now an important part of Martian general ci...

Water scarcity is one of the factors limiting plant growth and development. More than onethird of the global terrestrial ecosystems is located in arid and semi-arid regions. The mostimportant limiting factor for plant growth is water shortage. Drought could significantlychange the natural vegetation cover. Rainfall reduction in Iraq, Turkey and Syria hasreduced vegetation cover so that dust sto...

BACKGROUND Every spring, windblown dust storms damage human health and cause many domestic animal deaths in Mongolia. In particular, mass livestock death results in severe, direct economic loss to inhabitants. However, there is little empirical evidence to demonstrate the long-term effects of dust storm, especially in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) secondary to livestock loss. ...

abstract in recent years, dust storm in western part of iran, especially fars province, caused various problems for people. the aim of this research is the identification of circulation patterns producing dust storms over fars province. for this purpose, firstly the code number 6 of current weather at 12 gmt belongs to 8 synoptic stations during the statistical period of 1992-2003 has been extr...

Natural resources play a fundamental role in the economy of country and create the situation to achieve the goals of sustainable society, these valuable resources have to be conserved  and used with care. Destroying the forests and rangelands will lead to a dark future full of poverty, starvation and environmental pollution. Forests and rangelands play a considerable role in reducing air pollut...