Aerosol Flow Dynamics and Seasonal Trajectories in a Coastal Mining Region: A Case Study of Kwale County, Kenya

• Author(s): Festus Kelonye
• Paper ID: 1709341
• Page: 1668-1671
• Published Date: 02-07-2025
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 8 Issue 12 June-2025

Abstract

This study investigates the seasonal patterns and atmospheric transport of aerosols in Kwale County, Kenya, a coastal region characterized by intense mineral mining activity. Using backward and forward trajectory analyses for the year 2024 and early 2025, we examined aerosol movement in relation to regional wind systems and ocean-atmosphere interactions across the four East African climatological seasons: DJF, MAM, JJA, and OND. The results reveal Kwale as both a source and receptor of aerosols, with seasonal variability largely governed by monsoonal flows and the migration of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

Keywords

Aerosols, Mining, Trajectories, wind systems

Citations

IRE Journals:
Festus Kelonye "Aerosol Flow Dynamics and Seasonal Trajectories in a Coastal Mining Region: A Case Study of Kwale County, Kenya" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 8 Issue 12 2025 Page 1668-1671

IEEE:
Festus Kelonye "Aerosol Flow Dynamics and Seasonal Trajectories in a Coastal Mining Region: A Case Study of Kwale County, Kenya" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 8(12)