| Abstract |
The overall objective of the proposed project is to
develop and implement a prototype system for routine
monitoring and prediction of the atmospheric transport of
desert dust in the Mediterranean region, based on a
numerical weather prediction model enhanced by a module
for the simulation of the dust uptake, transport and wet
and dry deposition. The dust simulations will be
validated and further enhanced by means of an extensive
measurement programme as detailed below. The dust
monitoring and prediction system will be used both for
the simulation of past events and episodes and for
experimental forecasts of the atmospheric transport and
deposition of desert dust in the Mediterranean region.
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