We defined a dust storm (DS) day as a day with an averaged PM10 concentration that was two standard deviations (SD) above the background value. [14]The background value was calculated on the basis of the average PM10 concentration for 12-hour period (from 6 am to 6 pm) during the summer season (dust free period).
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