Monitoring of dust storm and estimation of aerosol concentration in the Middle East using remotely sensed images

The Caspian Sea–Hindu Kush Index (CasHKI): A regulatory factor for dust activity over southwest Asia

“…Arid areas (deserts) in SW Asia contain active dust sources resulting in frequent and massive sand/dust storms, especially during the summer (June, July, August, September -JJAS) season (Middleton, 1986;Ekhtesasi and Gohari, 2013;Rezazadeh et al, 2013;Rashki et al, 2013;Shahraiyni et al, 2013;Cao et al, 2015;Moridnejad et al, 2015). Dust mobilization over Middle East, Arabia and SW Asia is controlled by contrasting meteorological regimes.…”

Identification of dust storm source areas in West Asia using multiple environmental datasets

“…Among these models, The HYSPLIT (Hybrid SingleParticle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory) model is a complete system for computing simple trajectories to complex dispersion and deposition simulations using previously gridded meteorological data (Draxler and Hess, 1998). In recent years, researchers prefer to use synthetic analysis combining meteorological data, remote sensing technology, GIS tools or geological information (Al-Jumaily and Ibrahim, 2013;Boloorani et al, 2013;Hamidi et al, 2013;Taheri Shahraiyni et al, 2014;Tsolmon et al, 2008).…”

Annual Monitoring of Dust Storm in Iran and Adjacent Areas Using Modis Images (1396 and 1397 Hijri Shamsi)

“…Every year, large amounts of dust are produced in arid areas and deserts of the world, and the wind extends them thousands of miles away from their production centers (Givehchi, 2013). In recent years, many dust storms have occurred in the Middle East (Taheri Shahraiyni, 2014). Due to the proximity to the three major sources of dust production (the deserts of Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia) in the west, "wind of 120 days" common in eastern Iran and western Afghanistan over desert lands as well as drought and inappropriate productivity of land, Iran always encounter dust storms and the resulting problems (Alizadeh, 2014& Namdari, 2016.…”

“…Therefore, it is important to identify and investigate the characteristics of this destructive environmental phenomenon in Iran. Because of rapid changes in the nature and spatial extension of dust storms, there are different limitations in dust storm monitoring and related measurements (Taheri Shahraiyni, 2014). Nowadays, remote sensing technology by providing multiple global and regional images with different temporal and spatial resolutions is known as a powerful tool for monitoring, measuring and analyzing dust properties (Klüser, 2009& Baddock, 2009).…”