Establishing a WMO sand and dust storm warning advisory and assessment system regional node for West Asia: current capabilities and needs - Technical report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme
Published by: WMO, UNEP ; 2013Sand- and Dust Storms (SDS) are a major problem in West Asia, where their main characteristics – intensity, extent and frequency – are either not well known or have not yet been scientifically addressed. The growing concern of countries in the region about these phenomena has led to a number of high-level international meetings in recent years at which the creation of a system for SDS monitoring and forecasting has repeatedly been raised.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1121
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copy
ISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11121-0
Tags: Dust storm ; Early warning systems ; Western Asia ; Region II - Asia 
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Establishing a WMO sand and dust storm warning advisory and assessment system regional node for West Asia : current capabilities and needs - Executive summary (2013)