From Tropospheric Folding to Khamsin and Foehn Winds: How Atmospheric Dynamics Advanced a Record-Breaking Dust Episode in Crete

From Tropospheric Folding to Khamsin and Foehn Winds: How Atmospheric Dynamics Advanced a Record-Breaking Dust Episode in Crete

A record-breaking dust episode took place in Crete on 22 March 2018. The event was characterized by surface concentrations exceeding 1 mg m−3 for a period of 4–7 h, reaching record values higher than 6 mg m−3 at the background station of Finokalia. We present here a det...

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Main Authors: Stavros Solomos, Nikos Kalivitis, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Vassilis Amiridis, Giorgos Kouvarakis, Antonis Gkikas, Ioannis Binietoglou, Alexandra Tsekeri, Stelios Kazadzis, Michael Kottas, Yaswant Pradhan, Emmanouil Proestakis, Panagiotis T. Nastos, Franco Marenco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
dust
Khamsin
Foehn
tropospheric folding
cyclogenesis
Finokalia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/7/240

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