There was an 86 percent change between the highest amount of dust transported in 2007 and the lowest in 2011. (sciencedaily.com)
It is worth mentioning that a short - distance dust transport from the Eastern Sahara, through Egypt, into Israel brings both coarse and fine fractions. (realclimate.org)
The team focused on Saharan dust transported across the Atlantic Ocean to South America and beyond, to the Caribbean Sea, because it is the largest transport of dust on the planet. (sciencedaily.com)