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Modelling of a strong dust event in the complex terrain of the Dead Sea valley during the passage of a gust front

Kishcha, P.; Rieger, D. 1; Metzger, J. 1; Starobinets, B.; Bangert, M. 1; Vogel, H. ORCID iD icon 1; Schättler, U.; Corsmeier, U. 1; Alpert, P.; Vogel, B. 1
1 Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung (IMK), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

The area of the Dead Sea valley and the adjacent regions are often affected by mineral dust. This study focuses on an extreme dust episode occurring on 22 March 2013, where near-surface dust concentrations of up to 7000 µg m−3 were encountered in the Dead Sea region. This episode is of great interest as it was accompanied by high wind speeds and a gust front that rapidly passed the Judean Mountains. Wind was even accelerated on the lee side of the Judean Mountains leading to a severe downslope wind. We simulated this situation with the comprehensive online-coupled weather forecast model COSMO-ART. Fair agreement was found between the simulated meteorological variables and the observations. The model was capable of producing a reasonable spatiotemporal distribution of near-surface dust concentration, consistent with available measurements in this area. With respect to the time of the maximum near-surface dust concentration in the Dead Sea valley, the model captured it almost perfectly compared to the observed total suspended particle (TSP) concentrations. COSMO-ART showed that the high near-surface dust concentration in the Dead Sea valley was mainly determined by local emissions. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000053442
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v68.29751
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Zitationen: 12
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Troposphärenforschung (IMKTRO)
KIT-Zentrum Klima und Umwelt (ZKU)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2016
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0280-6509
urn:nbn:de:swb:90-534422
KITopen-ID: 1000053442
HGF-Programm 12.01.02 (POF III, LK 01) Proc.res.f.multisc.predictab.of weather
Erschienen in Tellus B
Verlag Taylor & Francis Open Access
Band 68
Seiten 29751/1-19
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Schlagwörter mineral dust, Dead Sea valley, complex terrain, regional modelling, dust aerosol optical depth
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