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Desert dust forecast for Europe

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The WRF-Chem model is used for forecasting desert dust transport. The model domain extends from the equator to Scandinavia (grid resolution: 0.2° x 0.2°). Since 2022, the forecasts have also been provided by the “Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System” (SDS-WAS), an initiative established by the World Meteorological Organization. The forecasts from all models participating in the initiative, as well as their evaluation against observational data, can be found on the website of the Spanish Meteorological Service (AEMET)

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GeoSphere Austria
GeoSphere Austria
GeoSphere Austria
GeoSphere Austria ROR
https://doi.org/10.60669/metr-z617
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
08.06.2026
08.06.2026
10.06.2026 04:25 UTC
https://community.wmo.int/en/activity-areas/gaw/science-for-services/sds-was, https://dust.aemet.es/
10.06.2026 00:00 UTC
15.06.2026 00:00 UTC
hourly
daily
Spatial Resolution: 0.2 deg
Bounding Box: 0.20000076 - 64.8 °N, -24.799988 - 64.8 °E
Projection: WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984 (EPSG: 4326)
Dust transport
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The WRF-Chem model is used for forecasting desert dust transport. The model domain extends from the equator to Scandinavia (grid resolution: 0.2° x 0.2°). Since 2022, the forecasts have also been provided by the “Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System” (SDS-WAS)(https://community.wmo.int/en/activity-areas/gaw/science-for-services/sds-was), an initiative established by the World Meteorological Organization. The forecasts from all models participating in the initiative, as well as their evaluation against observational data, can be found on the website of the Spanish Meteorological Service (AEMET)(https://dust.aemet.es/)