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      Microbill last edited by

      Is it possible to also incorporate the Sahara Air Layer information ?

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      • idefix37
        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Microbill last edited by idefix37

        @Microbill
        On Windy you have already one of the main information about Sahara Air Layer (SAL) which is provided by the Dust mass layer:
        https://www.windy.com/-Dust-mass-dustsm?dustsm,20.797,-36.914,3,i:pressure
        You may look at the Aerosol layer too and at Satellite visible pictures.
        Dust is one of the main characteristics and tracers of this air mass:
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saharan_Air_Layer

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        • Yves70
          Yves70 Meteorologist | Premium last edited by

          @idefix37
          I never used this map so far.
          What type of info can you get from this Windy map ? How do you interpretate it ? Who are the typical users of this map ?

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          • Gkikas LGPZ
            Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @Yves70 last edited by

            @Yves70
            Take a look at
            https://community.windy.com/topic/5012/rain-dust-muddy-rain-red-rain-or-coloured-rain
            and
            https://community.windy.com/topic/6330/dust-mass-can-be-used-to-track-alert-about-sahara-dust?=1595757695579
            Also idefix37 wrote an article on the topic
            https://community.windy.com/topic/7818/saharan-dust?
            =1595757695584

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            • Yves70
              Yves70 Meteorologist | Premium last edited by

              @Gkikas-LGPZ
              Thanks for the different links !

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              • idefix37
                idefix37 Sailor Moderator @Yves70 last edited by idefix37

                @Yves70
                This map is important for people living in the vicinity of the Sahara, such as in the Maghreb, Spain, southern Italy, Greece, etc..., for health problems and for haze / reduced visibility that the high content of mineral particles may bring. It is also in a way the tracer of this hot, dry air that we see moving at certain times of the year towards America, reducing the risk of cyclonic development in the Atlantic. However, I do not know what additional information @Microbill want to obtain from the position and establishment of the Sahara Air Layer.

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