WMO SAND AND DUST STORM WARNING ADVISORY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (SDS-WAS): IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009-2013
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Title: WMO SAND AND DUST STORM WARNING ADVISORY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (SDS-WAS): IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009-2013 | Document Link
Organization/Author: WMO
Type: "Draft" is not in the list (Report, Workshop, Paper, Website, Presentation, Legislation, Other) of allowed values for the "DocType" property.Draft
Year: 2009
Region: International
Observation Type:
Observation Needs:
Document Status: Unsubmitted, 2009/08/31
Parameters: PM10 and PM2.5, weather/wind data
Description of Document: Sand and Dust storm warning advisory and assessment system implemented in order to coordinate international collaboration around sand and dust storms.
Need higher resolution monitoring network: low-resolution PM10 air monitoring network
Satellites: Numerical weather prediction systems or their analysis products that drive these Earth System models use complex parameterizations and assimilation of satellite, and surface-based observations to predict winds, clouds, precipitation and dust mobilization, transport, and removal from the atmosphere.
