Spatiotemporal Variations in Aerosol Optical Depth and Their Relationships with Cloud Properties and Precipitation over Sudan: Insights from Satellite Observations and CMIP6 Model Projections
This study investigates how dust and sulfate aerosols modulate cloud properties and rainfall over Sudan, a key part of the Sahara–Sahel dust belt. Satellite and reanalysis products (MODIS, CHIRPS, MERRA 2, EAC4) are combined with four CMIP6 models to analyze rainy season (JJAS) aerosol optical depth (AOD), cloud water...