Synergistic Use of Remote Sensing and Modeling for Tracing Dust Storms in the Mediterranean

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="861026.fig.006a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amete/volume-2012/861026/figures/861026.fig.006a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Total attenuated backscatter (TAB at 532 nm)</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="861026.fig.006b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amete/volume-2012/861026/figures/861026.fig.006b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Attenuated color ratio (ACR or c-ratio: 1064/532 nm)</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="861026.fig.006c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/amete/volume-2012/861026/figures/861026.fig.006c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>Depolarization ratio (DR or d-ratio) show is its sensitivity towards the vertical measurement (0–5 km) of desert dust during night</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>The vertical profile of the atmosphere using CALIPSO night-time overpass over the Europe-Mediterranean Sea and northern Africa (Sahara desert) showing the presence of dust storm and its vertical extent. The multiple parameters from CALIPSO.</table>

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Figure 6: Synergistic Use of Remote Sensing and Modeling for Tracing Dust Storms in the Mediterranean 