Winter AOD trend changes over the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region

• Published in: International Journal of Climatology
• Main Authors: Shaheen, A., Wu, R., Lelieveld, J., Yousefi, R., Aldabash, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Merra; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0008-9EDF-C

The present study documents the winter aerosol optical depth (AOD) trends over the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region using MERRA-2 and moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) collection 6.1 data. A significant upward AOD trend was identified during the years 2000–2010...