Identification and Characterization of Dust Source Regions Across North Africa and the Middle East Using MISR Satellite Observations

Yu, Yan; Kalashnikova, Olga V.; Garay, Michael J.; Lee, Huikyo; Notaro, Michael

doi:10.1029/2018GL078324

Title: Identification and Characterization of Dust Source Regions Across North Africa and the Middle East Using MISR Satellite Observations

Journal Article · Thu Jul 05 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078324· OSTI ID:1459216

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA USA, Universities Space Research Association Columbia MD USA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA USA
Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison WI USA

Abstract Motivated by limitations in current satellite‐based dust source identification techniques, this study examines dust emissions and concentrations over North Africa and the Middle East during 2000–2016 by analyzing stereo and optical products from the Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer instrument on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration polar‐orbiting Terra satellite. Based on the occurrence of fast‐moving, near‐surface dust plumes from the Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer cloud motion vector product, dust sources in the study region are identified in geographical depressions, including the Bodélé Depression, which represents the leading source. The West African El Djouf desert generates substantial dust emissions, which are typically underestimated by aerosol loading‐based dust source identifications. In response to local vegetation cover anomalies, dust emissions and concentrations increased at 15% year ⁻¹ over the Middle East and decreased at 12% year ⁻¹ over the central Sahel during 2001–2013 but partly recovered toward their climatological means afterward.

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