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Previous work has demonstrated that using SEVIRI data is a major improvement on other remote sensing methods for mapping dust sources in the Sahara, by enabling dust-storm observations through sequential images, back to the point of first emission. However, the highest temporal resolution available (15-min observations) produces 96 images per day, resulting in significantly higher data management requirements than data provided at 30-min and 60-min intervals. To optimize future research workflows, this paper investigates the effect of lowering the temporal resolution on the number and spatial distribution of observed dust emission events in the Middle East. The results show that the number of events observed reduced by 17% for 30-min resolution and 50% for 60-min resolution. These differences change seasonally, with the highest reduction observed in summer (34% and 64% reduction, respectively).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs11080918","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,4,17]],"date-time":"2019-04-17T03:02:01Z","timestamp":1555470121000},"page":"918","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["An Assessment of SEVIRI Imagery at Various Temporal Resolutions and the Effect on Accurate Dust Emission Mapping"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Mark","family":"Hennen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ARGANS Ltd., 1 Davy Road, Plymouth Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth PL6 8BX, UK"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4328-8185","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kevin","family":"White","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AB, UK"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Shahgedanova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AB, UK"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,4,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6981","DOI":"10.1002\/jgrd.50554","article-title":"A new high-resolution central and western Saharan summertime dust source map from automated satellite dust plume tracking","volume":"118","author":"Ashpole","year":"2013","journal-title":"J. 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