Summary

The 2^nd Training Course on WMO SDS-WAS (satellite and ground observation and modelling of atmospheric dust) was held in Antalya, Turkey. It was organized and funded by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), EUMETSAT and the Turkish State Meteorological Service (TSMS) with the collaboration of the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS). It is coordinated by the Regional Center for Northern Africa, Middle East and Europe of the WMO SDS-WAS programme.