Abstract
This study includes a detailed description of dust storms occurred in 3 May, 2005. The research
analyses the synoptic conditions for the pressure system movements, temperatures changes and
the wind time distribution. The condition leads to enhancement or reduces the dust storm that
heading to Iraq. The analysis of the synoptic situation accompanied with the selected day is
illustrated using the reanalysis data of ERA-Interim. Also, Back-Trajectories from Noaa Hysplit
model backward trajectories is also used for three cities in Iraq (Mosul, Baghdad and Basra).
In this study, a simple classification for the selected case is created based on the total amount
of the dust in the atmospheric column (dust_load) simulated by the regional climate model of
RegCM4.
analyses the synoptic conditions for the pressure system movements, temperatures changes and
the wind time distribution. The condition leads to enhancement or reduces the dust storm that
heading to Iraq. The analysis of the synoptic situation accompanied with the selected day is
illustrated using the reanalysis data of ERA-Interim. Also, Back-Trajectories from Noaa Hysplit
model backward trajectories is also used for three cities in Iraq (Mosul, Baghdad and Basra).
In this study, a simple classification for the selected case is created based on the total amount
of the dust in the atmospheric column (dust_load) simulated by the regional climate model of
RegCM4.