Dust storms in Turkmenistan

L. Orlovsky; N. Orlovsky; A. Durdyev

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.02.008

Dust storms in Turkmenistan

L. Orlovsky, N. Orlovsky, A. Durdyev

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Abstract

Dust storms are a phenomenon particularly common to the arid and semi-arid regions of Turkmenistan. The aridity of the climate, vast areas of sandy, solonchak and clayey deserts, sparse vegetation cover, and strong winds all favor the formation of dust storms. Long-term (60 years) data from 56 meteorological stations was analysed for the study of spatial distribution, frequency, seasonality and diurnal variation of the dust storms in Turkmenistan. The highest mean annual frequency of such storms is observed in the spring in the sandy Central Karakum Desert (67 days), and the maximum number of dust storm days was registered at 146 days in western Turkmenistan.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-97
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Arid Environments
Volume	60
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.02.008
State	Published - 1 Jan 2005

Keywords

Distribution
Duration of dust storms
Frequency
Sandy deserts
Seasonality

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecology
Earth-Surface Processes

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