A Success Story in Controlling Sand and Dust Storms Hotspots in the Middle East
Using 30 years of satellite observations, two sand and dust storms (SDS) source locations (hotspots) were detected on the southern side of the Mesopotamian Flood Plain. Around 40 million people in the region are affected by the two hotspots, including populations in Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,...
Main Authors: | Ali Al-Dousari, Ali Omar, Ali Al-Hemoud, Abdulaziz Aba, Majid Alrashedi, Mohamad Alrawi, Alireza Rashki, Peter Petrov, Modi Ahmed, Noor Al-Dousari, Omar Baloshi, Meshael Jarba, Ala Esmail, Abeer Alsaleh, Teena William |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2022-08-01
|
Series: | Atmosphere |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/8/1335 |
Similar Items
-
CALIPSO Observations of Sand and Dust Storms and Comparisons of Source Types near Kuwait City
by: Ali H. Omar, et al.
Published: (2022-11-01) -
The Airborne Mycobiota of a Dust Storm in Comparison with a Calm Climate in Erbil City-Iraq
by: Salah Mahdi Saleem, et al.
Published: (2023-01-01) -
Evaluation of Heavy Metals Concentration in Street, Storm and Suspended Dust in Al-Zafaraniya Area, Baghdad- Iraq
by: Azhar F.M. Aljewari, et al.
Published: (2023-01-01) -
The geography of dust storms
by: Middleton, N, et al.
Published: (1986) -
Monitoring Dust Storms in Iraq Using Satellite Data
by: Reyadh Albarakat, et al.
Published: (2019-08-01)