Open AccessA study of an INDOEX period with aerosol transport to the eastern Mediterranean area
Author(s) -
Krichak Simon O.,
Tsidulko Marina,
Alpert Pinhas
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2001jd001169
Subject(s) - air mass (solar energy) , cyclone (programming language) , environmental science , climatology , mediterranean sea , plume , mediterranean climate , aerosol , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , geography , geology , physics , archaeology , boundary layer , field programmable gate array , computer science , computer hardware , thermodynamics
Forward trajectories of the air masses from the Arabian Sea area were computed for each day from February 1 to April 10, 1999. This allowed the determination of the episodes characterized by the air mass transport to Africa and the Mediterranean region. Numerical simulation of one of such episodes, also characterized by intense cyclone and dust plume development, was performed using the Eta weather and dust predicting system. The simulation allowed an evaluation of the vertical distribution of the pollutants in the cyclone. Backward trajectories, ending in the area of the cyclone development point to the origin of a part of its air masses over the Arabian Sea. Potential role of the eastern Mediterranean weather systems in the transport to Europe of the polluted air masses from the INDOEX area is discussed.