Diana FRANCIS – PhD. Atmospheric Sciences, Sorbonne Universités Paris VI

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List of my publications

2023

Francis D., R. Fonseca, N. Nelli, D. Bozkurt, J. Cuesta, E. Bosc, On the Middle East’s severe dust storms in spring 2022: Triggers and impacts, Atmospheric Environment, 2023, 119539, ISSN 1352-2310.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119539

2022

Abida, R.; Addad, Y.; Francis, D.; Temimi, M.; Nelli, N.; Fonseca, R.; Nesterov, O.; Bosc, E. Evaluation of the Performance of the WRF Model in a Hyper-Arid Environment: A Sensitivity Study. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 985.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13060985

Francis, D., Fonseca, R., & Nelli, N. (2022). Key Factors Modulating the Threat of the Arabian Sea’s Tropical Cyclones to the Gulf Countries. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2022JD036528.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD036528

Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Mattingly, K. S., Marsh, O. J., Lhermitte, S., & Cherif, C. (2022). Atmospheric triggers of the Brunt Ice Shelf calving in February 2021. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD036424.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036424

Diana Francis, Ricardo Fonseca, Narendra Nelli, Oriol Teixido, Ruqaya Mohamed, Richard Perry, 2022, Increased Shamal winds and dust activity over the Arabian Peninsula during the COVID-19 lockdown period in 2020, Aeolian Research, Volume 55, 2022, 100786, ISSN 1875-9637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2022.100786

Fonseca R., D. Francis, N. Nelli, and C. Cherif (2022) Regional atmospheric circulation patterns driving consecutive fog events in the United Arab Emirates, Atmospheric Research, 2022, 106506, ISSN 0169-8095.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106506

Fonseca, R., Francis, D., Nelli, N., Farrah, S., Wehbe, Y., Al Hosari, T., & Al Mazroui, A. (2022). Assessment of the WRF Model as a Guidance Tool into Cloud Seeding Operations in the United Arab Emirates. Earth and Space Science, 9, e2022EA002269.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002269

Nelli N., D. Francis, R. Fonseca, E. Bosc, Y. Addad, M. Temimi, R. Abida, M. Weston, C. Cherif (2022) Characterization of the atmospheric circulation near the Empty Quarter desert during major weather events. Front. Environ. Sci. – Atmosphere and Climate.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.972380

Parajuli SP, Jin Q and Francis D (2022) Editorial: Atmospheric dust: How it affects climate, environment and life on Earth?. Front. Environ. Sci. 10:1058052. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1058052.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1058052/full

Raj P., N. Padiyath, N. Semioshkina, Y. Addad, F. Foulon, D. Francis, G. Voigt, 2022, Conceptualization of arid region radioecology strategies for agricultural ecosystems of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 154965, ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154965

Weston, M., Francis, D., Nelli, N. R., Fonseca, R., Temimi, M., Addad, Y., The first characterisation of fog microphysics in the United Arab Emirates, an arid region on the Arabian Peninsula.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EA002032

Zittis G. , M. Almazroui, P. Alpert, P. Ciais, W. Cramer, Y. Dahdal, M. Fnais, D. Francis et al., Climate change and weather extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, Reviews of Geophysics.
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2021RG000762

2021

Francis D., R. Fonseca, N. Nelli, Deniz Bozkurt, G. Picard, B. Guan, Atmospheric rivers drive exceptional Saharan dust transport towards Europe, Atmospheric Research, 2021, 105959, ISSN 0169-8095,( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169809521005159).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105959

Francis D., N. Nelli, R. Fonseca, M. Weston, C. Flamant, C. Cherif, 2021, The dust load and radiative impact associated with the June 2020 historical Saharan dust storm, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 268, 2022, 118808, ISSN 1352-2310.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118808

Francis, D., Mattingly, K. S., Lhermitte, S., Temimi, M., and Heil, P.: Atmospheric extremes caused high oceanward sea surface slope triggering the biggest calving event in more than 50 years at the Amery Ice Shelf, The Cryosphere, 15, 2147–2165, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2147-2021

Francis, D., ‘Rivers in the sky’ carrying warm air destroy precious Antarctic sea ice, 2021, The Science Breaker Journal.
https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk528

Francis, D, Temimi, M, Fonseca, R, et al. On the analysis of a summertime convective event in a hyperarid environment. Q J R Meteorol Soc. 2021; 147: 501– 525.
https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.3930

Fonseca, R., Francis, D., Weston, M., Nelli, N., Farah, S., Wehbe, Y., AlHosari, T., Teixido, O., Mohamed, R. Sensitivity of Summertime Convection to Aerosol Loading and Properties in the United Arab Emirates. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1687.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121687

Fonseca, R., Francis, D., Nelli, N., Thota, M., 2021. Climatology of the Heat Low and the Intertropical Discontinuity in the Arabian Peninsula. International Journal of Climatology.
http://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7291

Nelli, N. R., Fissehaye, S., Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Temimi, M., Weston, M., Abida, R., and O. Nesterov (2021) “Characteristics of atmospheric aerosols over the UAE inferred from CALIPSO and Sun Photometer Aerosol Optical Depth.” Earth and Space Sciences .
https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001360

Nelli, N.R., Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Abida, R., Weston, M., Youssef, W., Al Hosary, T., 2021. The Atmospheric Controls of Extreme Convective Events over the Southern Arabian Peninsula during the Spring Season. Atmospheric Research, 105788.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105788

Weston, M., Temimi, M., Fonseca, R., Nelli, N. R., D. Francis and S. Piketh (2021) “A rule-based method for diagnosing radiation fog in an arid region from NWP forecasts.” Journal of Hydrology.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126189

2020

Francis, D., Fonseca, R., Nelli, N. R., Cuesta, J., Evan, A., and M. Temimi (2020) “The Atmospheric Drivers of the Major Saharan Dust Storm in June 2020.” Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL090102.
https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090102

Francis, D., Mattingly, K. S., Lhermitte, S., Temimi, M., and P., Heil (2020). “Atmospheric extremes triggered the biggest calving event in more than 50 years at the Amery Ice shelf in September 2019.” The Cryosphere Discussions.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2020-219

Francis D., J-P. Chaboureau, N. Nelli, J. Cuesta, N. Alshamsi, M. Temimi, L. Xue, O. Pauluis (2020), Summertime dust storms over the Arabian Peninsula and impacts on radiation, circulation, cloud development and rain, Atmospheric Research, 2020, 105364, ISSN 0169-8095.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105364

Francis D., K. S. Mattingly, M. Temimi, R. Massom, P. Heil, On the crucial role of atmospheric rivers in the two major Weddell Polynya events in 1973 and 2017 in Antarctica. Sci. Adv. 6, eabc2695 (2020).
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/46/eabc2695

Nelli, N. R., Temimi, M., Fonseca, R., Francis, D., Nesterov, O., Abida, R., Weston, M., and A. Kumar (2020). Anatomy of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 26 December 2019 and its Impact on Land-Atmosphere Interactions over an Arid Region. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (Accepted)
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9126854

2018

Francis D., C. Eayrs, J-P. Chaboureau, T. Mote, D. Holland (2018), Polar jet associated circulation triggered a Saharan cyclone and derived the poleward transport of the African dust generated by the cyclone, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, DOI:10.1029/2018JD029095.

2017

Bou Karam Francis D., C. Flamant, J.-P. Chaboureau, J. Banks, J. Cuesta, H. Brindley, L. Oolman, 2017: Dust emission and transport over Iraq associated with the summer Shamal winds, Aeolian Research, Volume 24, February 2017, Pages 15-31, ISSN 1875-9637.

2014

Bou Karam D., E. Williams, M. Janiga, C. Flamant, M. MacGraw-Herdeg, J. Cuesta, A. Auby, C. Thorncroft, 2014: Synoptic-scale dust emissions over the Sahara desert initiated by a moist convective cold pool in early August 2006, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, DOI: 10.1002/qj2326.

2013

Kravitz B., K. Caldeira, O. Boucher, A.Robock, P.J. Rasch, K. Alterskjær, D. Bou Karam et al., 2013: Climate model response from the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, VOL. 118, 1–13, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50646, 2013.

Tilmes S., J. Fasullo, J.-F.Lamarque, D. Marsh, M. Mills, K. Alterskjær, O. Boucher, J. N. S. Cole, C. Curry, J. Haywood, P. Irvine, D. Ji, A. Jones, D. Bou Karam et al. 2013: The Hydrological Impact of Geoengineering in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, VOL. 118, 1–13, doi:10.1029, 2013

2012

Kok J., E.J.R. Parteli, T.I. Michaels and D. Bou Karam (2012, Solicited): The physics of wind-blown sand and dust, Rep. Prog. Phys. doi:10.1088/0034-4885/75/10/106901.

Schmidt H., K. Alterskjær, D. Bou Karam, O. Boucher, A. Jones, J. E. Kristjánsson, U. Niemeier, M. Schulz, A. Aaheim, F. Benduhn, M. Lawrence and C. Timmreck (2012): Solar irradiance reduction to counteract radiative forcing from a quadrupling of CO2: climate responses simulated by four earth system models, Earth Sys. Dyn. doi:10.5194/esdd-3-63-2012.

2010

Bou Karam D., C. Flamant, J. Cuesta, J. Pelon, E. Williams (2010): Dust emission and transport associated with a Saharan depression: The February 2007 case, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2009JD012390.

Schwendike J., D. Bou Karam, S. Crumeyrolle, C. Flamant, S. Jones, M. Schmidberger, F. Solmon, T. Stanelle, P. Tulet, H. Vogel, B.Vogel (2010), Mineral dust transport over West Africa in 2006, AMS 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Proceedings, P1. 101, May 2010.

2009

Bou Karam D., C. Flamant, P. Tulet, M. C. Todd, J. Pelon and E. Williams (2009a): Dry cyclogenesis and dust mobilization in the Inter Tropical Discontinuity of the West African Monsoon: a case study, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D05115, doi:10.1029/2008JD010952.

Bou Karam D., C. Flamant, P. Tulet, J-P. Chaboureau, A. Dabas, M. C. Todd (2009b): Estimate of Sahelian dust emissions in the Intertropical discontinuity region of the West African Monsoon ,J. Geophys. Res., 114, D13106, doi:10.1029/2008JD011444.

Pospichal B., D. Bou Karam, S. Crewell, C. Flamant A. Hünerbein, O. Bock, F. Saïd (2009): Diurnal cycle of the inter-tropical discontinuity over West Africa analysed by remote sensing and mesoscale modelling,Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. DOI: 10.1002/qj. 435.

2008

Bou Karam D., C. Flamant, P. Knippertz, O. Reitebuch, J. Pelon, M. Chong, A. Dabas (2008): Dust emissions over the Sahel associated with the West African Monsoon inter-tropical discontinuity region: a representative case study, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 134: 621–634.

Bou Karam D., C. Flamant, P. Knippertz, O. Reitebuch, M. Chong, A. Dabas, J. Pelon (2008): A newly identified mechanism for dust emissions over the Sahel associated with the West African Monsoon inter-tropical discontinuity, 24^th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC), 23-27 June 2008, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Todd M.C., D. Bou Karam, C. Cavazos, C. Bouet, B. Heinold, G. Cautenet, P. Tulet, C. Perez, I. Tegen, and R. Washington (2008): Quantifying uncertainty in estimates of mineral dust flux: an inter-comparison of model performance over the Bodélé Depression, Northern Chad, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D24107, 2008, doi:10.1029/2008JD010476.

Pelon, J., M. Mallet, A. Mariscal, P. Goloub, D. Tanré, D. Bou Karam, C. Flamant, J. Haywood, B. Pospichal, S. Victori (2008): Characterisation of biomass burning aerosol from microlidar observations at Djougou (Benin) during AMMA-SOP0/DABEX,J. Geophys. Res., 113, D00C18, doi:10.1029/2008JD009976.