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A shamal (Arabic: شمال, 'north') is a northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states (including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait), often strong during the day, but decreasing at night. This weather effect occurs from once to several times a year, mostly in summer, but sometimes in winter. [1]
Shamal, hot and dry, dusty wind from the north or northwest in Iraq, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula. In June and July it blows almost continuously, but usually under 50 km (about 30 miles) per hour. The wind causes great dust storms, especially in July, when Baghdad may experience five or more.
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Dec 7, 2015 · The present study explores the poorly understood spatial and temporal variability of summer Shamal on the diurnal, seasonal, and interannual time scales, along with its influence on dust storm activity and sensitivity to global patterns of sea surface temperature using a comprehensive set of observational data.
- Yan Yu, Michael Notaro, Olga V. Kalashnikova, Michael J. Garay
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- 2016
- 07 December 2015
Mar 21, 2015 · The operational definition of a Shamal day in this study is a WNW-N (287° < direction < 360°) wind with an hourly average speed ≥9.85 m s –1 blowing during at least 3 h day –1. Two consecutive Shamal days are required for a Shamal to be classified as a Shamal event.
- Fahad Al Senafi, Ayal Anis
- 121
- 2015
- 21 March 2015
Aug 1, 2018 · Sandy Shamal Season. It is shamal season on the Arabian Peninsula. In the summer, a hot and dry, low-level northwesterly wind— the shamal —blows almost continuously, often stirring up huge clouds of sand and dust. An expansive plume of dust from the Rub’ al Khali swept across the southeastern part of the Peninsula and over the Arabian Sea ...
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May 31, 2017 · Shamal means north in Arabic, and this wind blows from the north and gets funnelled down through the Gulf region. It tends to develop as a trough of low pressure passes across the Levant and...
10.1002/2015JD024063. Key Points: Middle Eastern summer Shamal causes increased occurrence of dust storms Summer Shamal behaves like summer monsoon with variability in onset and termination Early (late) onset and termination are typically supported by La Niña (El Niño) Supporting Information: Figures S1 S8. –. Correspondence to:
