De Villiers, Michael P.Van Heerden, Johan2016-12-092016-12-092007-12De Villiers, MP & Van Heerden, J 2007, 'Dust storms and dust at Abu Dhabi International Airport', Weather, vol. 62, no. 12, pp. 339-343.0043-1656 (print)1477-8696 (online)10.1002/wea.42http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58371Estimates have been made that, annually, up to about two billion tons of dust are carried up into the atmosphere, mainly by dust storms. One dust storm can lift and deposit more than 200 tons of dust (Griffin et al., 2002). The Arabian Peninsula has been listed as one of five major dust-producing regions (Idso, 1976), while Goudie (1983) adds that dust storms are frequent in the area.en© Royal Meteorological Society, 2007. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : Dust storms and dust at Abu Dhabi international airport, Weather, vol. 62, no. 12, pp. 339-343, 2007. doi : 10.1002/wea.42. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1477-8696.EstimatesAtmosphereDust stormsAbu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA)Arabian PeninsulaUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)Postprint Article