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The Unusual Severe Dust Storm of May 2018 Over Northern India: Genesis, Propagation, and Associated Conditions
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres ( IF 4.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-15 , DOI: 10.1029/2020jd032369
Priyanka Banerjee 1 , Sreedharan Krishnakumari Satheesh 1, 2 , Krishnaswamy Krishna Moorthy 2
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On the evening of May 02, 2018, an unusually severe dust storm (DS) from a convective system, which developed over the Thar Desert, struck northwest India resulting in more than 100 casualties. Analysis of its genesis from surface measurements and reanalysis data indicates that this DS was “Haboob” type which are formed when strong downdrafts from a convective system reaches the surface in arid regions. Surface observations show that this DS was accompanied by a sharp drop in temperature and visibility and increase in relative humidity. Model simulation at convective‐permitting scale reveals the complex structure of dust transport in space and time. In contrast to the generally observed dust storms over the Indo‐Gangetic Plain being mostly associated with westerly wind bringing dust from Southwest Asia and Eastern Africa, this particular DS was triggered by strong easterly wind. The moisture‐laden easterly wind at the surface level colliding against the dry westerlies from the desert region along a steep front resulted in strong convection over northwest India leading to the formation of strong downdrafts. This, in turn, was largely due to the positioning of the upper level jet stream, which modulated the location and the strengths of surface lows and highs. The importance of this study is that while recent studies indicate that dust aerosol over India is on the decline partly due to reduction in westerly wind strength, the present work shows that anomalous easterlies can provide an alternate pathway to intense dust storms over the region.

中文翻译:

2018年5月在印度北部发生的罕见沙尘暴:成因,传播和相关条件

2018年5月2日晚上,印度西北部一处对流系统发出的异常严重的沙尘暴(DS)袭击了印度西北部,造成100多人伤亡。根据地表测量和再分析数据对它的成因进行分析表明,该DS是“ Haboob”型的,形成于对流系统的强向下流到达干旱地区的地表时。表面观察表明,该DS伴随着温度和能见度的急剧下降以及相对湿度的增加。对流允许规模的模型模拟揭示了粉尘在空间和时间上的复杂传输结构。与通常在印度恒河平原上观察到的沙尘暴主要与西风带来的西南风和西南非洲和东非带来的尘埃相反,这个特殊的DS是由强东风触发的。地表高湿的东风在陡峭的前沿与沙漠地区的干燥西风相撞,导致印度西北部强烈对流,导致形成强烈的向下气流。反过来,这主要是由于高位喷射流的位置,它调节了表面低点和高点的位置和强度。这项研究的重要性在于,尽管最近的研究表明印度上空的沙尘气溶胶正在下降,部分原因是西风强度的降低,但目前的工作表明,异常的东风可为该地区的强烈沙尘暴提供替代途径。地表高湿的东风在陡峭的前沿与沙漠地区的干燥西风相撞,导致印度西北部强烈对流,导致形成强烈的向下气流。反过来,这主要是由于高位喷射流的位置,它调节了表面低点和高点的位置和强度。这项研究的重要性在于,尽管最近的研究表明印度上空的沙尘气溶胶正在下降,部分原因是西风强度的降低,但目前的工作表明,异常的东风可为该地区的强烈沙尘暴提供替代途径。地表高湿的东风在陡峭的前沿与沙漠地区的干燥西风相撞,导致印度西北部强烈对流,导致形成强烈的向下气流。反过来,这主要是由于高位喷射流的位置,它调节了表面低点和高点的位置和强度。这项研究的重要性在于,尽管最近的研究表明印度上空的沙尘气溶胶正在下降,部分原因是西风强度的降低,但目前的工作表明,异常的东风可为该地区的强烈沙尘暴提供替代途径。这主要是由于高空急流的位置,它调节了表面低点和高点的位置和强度。这项研究的重要性在于,尽管最近的研究表明印度上空的沙尘气溶胶正在下降,部分原因是西风强度的降低,但目前的工作表明,异常的东风可为该地区的强烈沙尘暴提供替代途径。这主要是由于高空急流的位置,它调节了表面低点和高点的位置和强度。这项研究的重要性在于,尽管最近的研究表明印度上空的沙尘气溶胶正在下降,部分原因是西风强度的降低,但目前的工作表明,异常的东风可为该地区的强烈沙尘暴提供替代途径。
更新日期:2021-04-02
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