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February 8, 2010 - Dust over Iraq
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Only slightly lighter than the tan and orange desert beneath it, a dust storm sweeps over much of southern Iraq (to the north) and part of Saudi Arabia (to the south) in this image from January 25, 2010. The dust appears to be carried on wind blowing from the west ahead of a storm, heralded by the clouds on the left edge of the image.
The MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image, and fires are outlined in red. Since the fires are aligned vertically in southern Iraq near the Persian Gulf, they are most likely gas flares in oil refineries, not fires. Plumes of black smoke from oil fires rise from some of the refineries.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 01/25/2010
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Only slightly lighter than the tan and orange desert beneath it, a dust storm sweeps over much of southern Iraq (to the north) and part of Saudi Arabia (to the south) in this image from January 25, 2010. The dust appears to be carried on wind blowing from the west ahead of a storm, heralded by the clouds on the left edge of the image.
The MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image, and fires are outlined in red. Since the fires are aligned vertically in southern Iraq near the Persian Gulf, they are most likely gas flares in oil refineries, not fires. Plumes of black smoke from oil fires rise from some of the refineries.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 01/25/2010
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
