A study of an INDOEX period with aerosol transport to the eastern Mediterranean area
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In this paper, a numerical simulation of a cyclone and dust plume was performed using the Eta weather and dust predicting system, which allowed an evaluation of the vertical distribution of the pollutants in the cyclone.Abstract:
[1] 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.read more
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