Saharan dust transport by Mediterranean cyclones causing mud rain in Istanbul

Şeyda Tilev-Tanriover; Abdullah Kahraman

doi:10.1002/wea.2472

Saharan dust transport by Mediterranean cyclones causing mud rain in Istanbul

Şeyda Tilev-Tanriover^*, Abdullah Kahraman

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Meteorological Engineering

Istanbul Technical University

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Abstract

North Africa is the largest dust source on Earth. Mediterranean cyclones occasionally transport Saharan dust to Turkey in late winter and early spring, leading to mud rain events in some regions. Two mud rain events which occurred in Istanbul on 11 February 2010 and 8 March 2010 were simulated using the WRF-ARW mesoscale model. Met Office analysis charts, backward trajectories, ground based observations, and satellite images from EUMETSAT Meteosat Second Generation were examined to explain the underlying mechanisms.

Original language	English
Pages	145-150
Number of pages	6
Volume	70
No.	5
Specialist publication	Weather
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.2472
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2015

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Dust transport
Istanbul
mud rain
Saharan dust

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