Modelling of a strong dust event in the complex terrain of the Dead Sea valley during the passage of a gust front

Modelling of a strong dust event in the complex terrain of the Dead Sea valley during the passage of a gust front

The area of the Dead Sea valley and the adjacent regions are often affected by mineral dust. This study focuses on an extreme dust episode occurring on 22 March 2013, where near-surface dust concentrations of up to 7000 µg m−3 were encountered in the Dead Sea region. This episode is of great interes...

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Main Authors: Pavel Kishcha, Daniel Rieger, Jutta Metzger, Boris Starobinets, Max Bangert, Heike Vogel, Ulrich Schättler, Ulrich Corsmeier, Pinhas Alpert, Bernhard Vogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-02-01
Series:Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology
Subjects:
mineral dust
Dead Sea valley
complex terrain
regional modelling
dust aerosol optical depth
Online Access:http://www.tellusb.net/index.php/tellusb/article/view/29751/44983

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