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December 11, 2017 - Dust over the Red Sea
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Several plumes of camel-colored dust blew across the Red Sea on December 4, 2017. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the event on that same day.
The Red Sea is bordered by some of the world’s most prolific dust-producing regions on both its eastern and western sides. Depending on wind direction, dust can blow from either Africa (west) or the Arabian Peninsula. On December 4 the prevailing winds blew the dust westward, from Saudi Arabia towards Sudan and Egypt.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 12/4/2017
Resolutions:
1km (92.6 KB), 500m (324.2 KB), 250m (1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Several plumes of camel-colored dust blew across the Red Sea on December 4, 2017. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the event on that same day.
The Red Sea is bordered by some of the world’s most prolific dust-producing regions on both its eastern and western sides. Depending on wind direction, dust can blow from either Africa (west) or the Arabian Peninsula. On December 4 the prevailing winds blew the dust westward, from Saudi Arabia towards Sudan and Egypt.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 12/4/2017
Resolutions:
1km (92.6 KB), 500m (324.2 KB), 250m (1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
