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

Figure 4

Dust Aerosol Column Optical Depth (550 nm) from GOCART aerosol model data V006, for the 15th of June (a), 21st of June (b), 24th of June (c), and 26th of June (d) 2006.

(a) G4P0_1DA_2D_du_aot.006 Dust Aerosol Column Optical Depth (550 nm) (untiless) (15Jun2006)

(b) G4P0_1DA_2D_du_aot.006 Dust Aerosol Column Optical Depth (550 nm) (untiless) (21Jun2006)

(c) G4P0_1DA_2D_du_aot.006 Dust Aerosol Column Optical Depth (550 nm) (untiless) (24Jun2006)

(d) G4P0_1DA_2D_du_aot.006 Dust Aerosol Column Optical Depth (550 nm) (untiless) (26Jun2006)