The MIDAS (Modis Dust AeroSol) satellite dataset provides mid-visible (550nm) columnar aerosol and dust optical depth on a daily basis, at a global scale and at fine spatial resolution (0.1 x 0.1 degrees). Relevant publications: Gkikas, A., Proestakis, E., Amiridis, V., Kazadzis, S., Di Tomaso, E., Tsekeri, A., Marinou, E., Hatzianastassiou, N., and Pérez García-Pando, C.: ModIs Dust AeroSol (MIDAS): a global fine-resolution dust optical depth data set, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 309–334, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-309-2021, 2021. Gkikas, A., ...