The Three-Dimensional Structure of Transatlantic African Dust Transport: A New Perspective from CALIPSO LIDAR Measurements
Figure 6
Meteorological control of the Sahara dust transportation (2.5 degrees by 2.5 degrees): (a) Frequency of dust aerosols occurrence overplotted with horizontal wind, (b) averaged dust layer top height (AGL), (c) wind speed and direction (1000 mb~850 mb), and (d) vertical velocity (1000 mb~850 mb).