An Assessment of the Efficiency of Dust Regional Modelling to Predict Saharan Dust Transport Episodes

Table 1

PM10 monitoring sites¹.

Monitoring site	Latitude (N)	Longitude (E)	Altitude (m)	Type	Data availability (%)
Heraklion	35.30^∘	25.13∘	10	Urban	71
Finokalia	35.33∘	25.67∘	150	Background	70
Thrakomakedones	38.14∘	23.76∘	550	Suburban	82
Volos	39.37∘	22.94∘	31	Urban	82
Panorama	40.59∘	23.03∘	330	Suburban	81

1Data from Heraklion and Finokalia stations are available for the periods 2001–2005 and 2004–2007, respectively, while the rest refer to the whole study period (2001–2007).