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

@article{1709341,
      author = {Festus Kelonye},
      title = {Aerosol Flow Dynamics and Seasonal Trajectories in a Coastal Mining Region: A Case Study of Kwale County, Kenya},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {8},
      number = {12},
      pages = {1668-1671},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1709341.pdf},
      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},
      month = {June},
  }