Direct and indirect aerosol effects on the climate of the Arabian Peninsula

Faisal M Al Zawad1,2, Mansour Almazroui3, M. Khodeir1, Mansour Alghamdi3 and Svante Vilhelm Henriksson4, (1)King Abdulaziz University, Environmental Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (2)The General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection, Climate Change Unit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (3)King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (4)Finish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland