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Course summary

The 2023 Dust Training School aims to build capacity and improve skills in aerosol detection and monitoring for users from (1) research and academia, and (2) meteorological and transnational agencies, with a regional focus on Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Sahelian Africa. However, attendance is open to all countries.

16 February 13:00 CET - Optional clinic - a preparatory session where participants will be introduced to the tools used during the School and will be able to ask questions.

21 February to 3 March 2023 (online lectures and practicals) - full overview of the school program under "Course structure".

All preparatory materials are available on this page under "Get ready for the School".

Section outline

Under this section, we will be posting the recordings of lectures (plenary sessions) and the presentations given during the School.
21 February - Day 1 - Fundamentals

Introduction to Sand and Dust Storms - S. Basart, WMO
Dust and air quality from ground physical and chemical properties - A. Alastuey, CSIC-IDAEA
Observing aerosols - F. Fierli, EUMETSAT

22 February - Day 2 - Satellite I
Satellite Monitoring of Dust - A.M. Sundström, Finnish Meteorological Institute

23 February - Day 3 - Satellite II
Satellite observations in the thermal infrared - S. Vandenbussche, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

28 February - Day 4 - Ground
Dust ground based observations - L. Mona, CNR-IMAA

1 March - Day 5 - Modelling and data assimilation
Modelling and and dust storms - S. Basart, WMO
Dust aerosol data assimilation and forecasting: operational and research aspects - M. Ades & A. Benedetti, ECMWF

2 March - Day 6 - Operational modelling
WMO Barcelona Dust Regional Center: SDS Forecast Products - E. Werner, AEMET