Advances in Meteorology

Research Article

Desert Dust Outbreaks over Mediterranean Basin: A Modeling, Observational, and Synoptic Analysis Approach

Figure 2

Meteorological fields from NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis. The anomalies are evaluated on the climatology 1981−2010. (a) Sea level pressure anomaly for 10−21 June 2006, (b) 850 mb wind vector anomaly for 10−21 June 2006, (c) mean sea level pressure for 25−29 June 2006, (d) sea level pressure anomaly for 25−29 June 2006, (e) 850 mb wind vector anomaly for 25–29 June 2006, and (f) 850 mb air temperature anomaly for 25−29 June 2006.
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(a)   Sea Level Pressure (mb) Composite Anomaly (1981–2010 Climatology) 6/10/06 to 6/21/06 NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
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(b) 850 mb Vector Wind (m/s) Composite Anomaly (1981–2010 Climatology) 6/10/06 to 6/21/06 NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
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(c)   Sea Level Pressure (mb) Composite Mean 6/25/06 to 6/29/06 NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
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(d) Sea Level Pressure (mb) Composite Anomaly (1981–2010 Climatology) 6/25/06 to 6/29/06 NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
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(e) 850 mb Vector Wind (m/s) Composite Anomaly (1981–2010 Climatology) 6/25/06 to 6/29/06 NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
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(f) 850 mb Air Temperature (k) Composite Anomaly (1981–2010 Climatology) 6/25/06 to 6/29/06 NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis