A 15-Year Climatology of Desert Dust Episodes in the Broader Mediterranean Basin †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methodology
2.1. MODIS and OMI Satellite Data
2.2. Methodology
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Seasonal Results
3.2. Inter-Annual Variability and Trends
3.3. Geographical Distributions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
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Number of DAEDs/Year (Percentage) | WINTER | SPRING | SUMMER | AUTUMN | YEAR |
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All (strong+extreme) episodes | 16 (9.6%) | 78 (47%) | 63 (38%) | 9 (5.4%) | 166 |
Strong episodes | 5 (4.3%) | 52 (44.8%) | 54 (46.6%) | 5 (4.3%) | 116 |
Extreme episodes | 11 (22%) | 26 (52%) | 9 (18%) | 4 (8%) | 50 |
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Gavrouzou, M.; Hatzianastassiou, N.; Gkikas, A.; Mihalopoulos, N. A 15-Year Climatology of Desert Dust Episodes in the Broader Mediterranean Basin. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2021, 4, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecas2020-08138
Gavrouzou M, Hatzianastassiou N, Gkikas A, Mihalopoulos N. A 15-Year Climatology of Desert Dust Episodes in the Broader Mediterranean Basin. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2021; 4(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecas2020-08138
Chicago/Turabian StyleGavrouzou, Maria, Nikos Hatzianastassiou, Antonis Gkikas, and Nikos Mihalopoulos. 2021. "A 15-Year Climatology of Desert Dust Episodes in the Broader Mediterranean Basin" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 4, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecas2020-08138