The impact of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on springtime dust activity in Syria

The increasing trend of aerosol optical depth in the Middle East and a recent severe dust storm in Syria have raised questions as to whether dust storms will increase and promoted investigations on the dust activities driven by the natural climate variability underlying the ongoing human perturb...

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Main Authors: B. Pu, P. Ginoux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/13431/2016/acp-16-13431-2016.pdf