A Climatology of Dust Aerosol Episodes over Asia and the Caspian Sea

In the present study, a satellite algorithm is used to identify Dust Aerosol Episodes (DAEs) over the wide region of Asia and the Caspian Sea, aiming to determine their spatial and temporal distribution by applying threshold values on key aerosol optical properties, emphasizing their frequency of occurrence and intensity, during 2005–2021. Based on the algorithm outputs, a climatology of spatiotemporally extended Asian DAEs is built, emphasizing their interannual variability and tendencies over the 17-year study period.