Revealing the meteorological drivers of the September 2015 severe dust event in the Eastern Mediterranean

In September 2015 one of the severest and most unusual dust events on record occurred in the Eastern Mediterranean. Surprisingly, operational dust transport models were unable to forecast the event. This study details the reasons for this failure and presents simulations of the event at convecti...

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Main Authors: P. Gasch, D. Rieger, C. Walter, P. Khain, Y. Levi, P. Knippertz, B. Vogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/13573/2017/acp-17-13573-2017.pdf