Biomineralization for Reducing and Controlling Sand‐Dust Storms
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202403961
Abstract: The sand‐dust weather and sand‐dust storms have become a serious environmental disaster worldwide. It is an important challenge to develop technologies for desert sand solidification in order to prevent and control sand‐dust weather. The biomineralization… read more here.
Keywords: sand dust; solidification; dust storms; sand ... See more keywords
Impact of Dust Storms on Airborne Bacteria, Heavy Metals, and Inflammatory Markers in Asthmatic Patients
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DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.70109
Abstract: Asthma, a chronic bronchial disorder prevalent in children/adolescents, is exacerbated under environmental conditions like dust storms. The current study investigated heavy metal levels, airborne bacteria, and serum IL‐4/IL‐8 in asthmatics during before/after dust storms in… read more here.
Keywords: storm; airborne bacteria; dust storms; impact dust ... See more keywords
Differences in the evolutionary pattern of dust storms over the past 2000 years between eastern and western China and the driving mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1007/s11430-020-9632-y
Abstract: 1 Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Earth and Environmental Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; 2 Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy… read more here.
Keywords: evolutionary pattern; china; differences evolutionary; dust storms ... See more keywords
Socioeconomic effect of dust storms in Kuwait
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-016-2816-9
Abstract: Kuwait is an arid country with an annual average rainfall of about 110 to 120 mm. Hence, dust storms have become a common environmental crisis. Although the dry summer months commonly have more dust storms, in… read more here.
Keywords: storms kuwait; effect dust; dust storms; dust ... See more keywords
The influence of dust storms on solar radiation data, aerosol properties and meteorological variables in Central Arabian Peninsula
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DOI: 10.1007/s13762-017-1279-1
Abstract: Dust storms are one of the natural sources for aerosol particles, especially in desert regions. The arid and semi-arid regions around Saudi Arabia are some of the most important sources of global dust. In this… read more here.
Keywords: solar radiation; dust storms; meteorological variables; storms solar ... See more keywords
Evaluation of phenotypes and genotypes of airborne Fungi during middle eastern dust storms
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DOI: 10.1007/s40201-019-00428-0
Abstract: Microbial species such as bacteria and fungi can be transported by dust storms over long distances, and may change the mycobiota in downwind. This study aimed to evaluate phenotypes and genotypes of airborne fungi during… read more here.
Keywords: fungi middle; genotypes airborne; phenotypes genotypes; dust ... See more keywords
Numerical simulations of dust storms originated from dried lakes in central and southwest Asia: The case of Aral Sea and Sistan Basin
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2021.100679
Abstract: Abstract Ephemeral and dried lakes in southwest and central Asia, such as the Aral Sea and Hamouns in east Iran, are major sources of dust storms with an increasing tendency during the last decades due… read more here.
Keywords: dust storms; dried lakes; aral sea; dust storm ... See more keywords
The seasonal and spatial distribution of textured dust storms observed by Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2016.10.028
Abstract: Abstract Local and regional dust storms observed by the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) exhibit three main types of textures in their visible top structures which we describe as “pebbled”, “puffy”, and… read more here.
Keywords: global surveyor; storms observed; mars global; observed mars ... See more keywords
Contribution of Iraqi and Syrian dust storms on particulate matter concentration during a dust storm episode in receptor cities: Case study of Tehran
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117163
Abstract: Abstract Frequent dust storms originated from Middle Eastern deserts impact major cities in Iran, including Tehran. Previous studies identified Iraqi and Syrian deserts as the main cross-border contributors to Tehran Particulate Matter (PM) levels. In… read more here.
Keywords: iraqi syrian; syrian dust; dust storm; contribution ... See more keywords
Destinations frequently impacted by dust storms originating from southwest Iran
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105264
Abstract: Abstract Deserts can be considered as one of the main sources of dust emissions as they are highly vulnerable to wind erosion, i.e. The lack of vegetative cover, as well as low soil wetness, contribute… read more here.
Keywords: dust storms; destinations frequently; frequently impacted; southwest iran ... See more keywords
Determining the source of dust storms with use of coupling WRF and HYSPLIT models: A case study of Yazd province in central desert of Iran
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2020.101197
Abstract: Abstract Dust storm, which has a significant impact on regional air quality, is one of the most hazardous meteorological phenomena in the arid areas. Yazd province is one of the arid areas in Iran that… read more here.
Keywords: yazd province; case; dust storms; dust ... See more keywords