What's New section is an automatically maintained chronological list of events on the website - a good place check for changes. Background has links to related information, including past dust events. People page is a list of discussion participants. Technical Forum is the page where the discussion of technical issues is to take place. Regulatory Forum is the page where the discussion of regulatory issues is to take place.
Resources is a section where the dust storm related web links are registered by the community.
Reports is a section where web links to analytical reports are submitted by the community. Acknowledgement recognizes the contributions of key individuals to this ad-hoc collaborative endeavor. Beyond the semi-quantitative satellite observations, at this time very little hard data are available for the quantification of this event. Therefore, the aerosol research and monitoring community is encouraged to use this website as a clearinghouse of available information by registering their observations and web-based data resources. It is hoped that by sharing available data, knowledge, and wisdom of the aerosol community the true characteristics of this unusual event can be understood.