Meteorological Patterns Associated with Intense Saharan Dust Outbreaks over Greece in Winter

Figure 13

Spatial distribution of vector wind composite mean (m/s) at 850 hPa level ((a) and (b)) and 500 hPa ((c) and (d)), during the Saharan episodes on March 5, 2009 ((a) and (c)) and March 6, 2009 ((b) and (d)), using NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data.

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