Table 1:

Satellite-based estimates of annual dust deposition (Tg, lTg = 10¹² g) into the ocean basin and their partitioning into the three sub-basins (EAT, GOG, and CAR). Dust MEE is assumed to increase from 0.37 m² g⁻¹at the coast of North Africa to 0.60 m² g⁻¹ in the Caribbean Basin.

Instrument	EAT	GOG	CAR	Basin total
CALIOP	111.3	27.2	13.1	151.6
MODIS	155.8	50.9	14.8	221.5
MISR	127.0	26.7	14.3	168.0
IASI	96.9	24.9	14.2	136.0