Mansour Almazroui

King Abdulaziz University, University of East Anglia

Papers

Total Citations

144

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About

Mansour Almazroui is a leading climate scientist whose research focuses on aerosol climatology, atmospheric composition, and regional climate dynamics, with a particular emphasis on the Arabian Peninsula and broader Asian environments. His major contributions include the systematic classification and long-term analysis of aerosol types over Saudi Arabia, using satellite-derived Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data from MODIS and ground-based AERONET measurements. His highly cited 2020 study, "Classification of aerosols over Saudi Arabia from 2004–2016" (74 citations), provides a foundational understanding of dust and anthropogenic aerosol patterns in the region. He also advanced methodological rigor by comparing different MODIS aerosol retrieval collections against AERONET observations (49 citations), improving the accuracy of satellite-based air quality assessments. Beyond the Middle East, Almazroui has investigated aerosol pollution hotspots in China, utilizing 21 years of high-resolution (1 km) MAIA data to link AOD with climate change, human health, and ecological impacts. His work is instrumental for policymakers and researchers addressing air quality, climate feedbacks, and environmental health in arid and rapidly urbanizing regions.