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February 10, 2019 - Dust off West Africa
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Strong winds carried a broad cloud of dust off of western Africa in early February 2019. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the sandstorm on February 6.
The dust blows over Western Sahara (north), Mauritania, and Senegal (south) and hangs over the Atlantic Ocean north of the Cape Verde Islands. The veil of dust is so thick that it completely obscures the view of the ocean in much of the image. African dust can be carried across the Atlantic Ocean to reach South America and the Caribbean Sea.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 2/6/2019
Resolutions:
1km (2.2 MB), 500m (6.2 MB), 250m (5.1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Strong winds carried a broad cloud of dust off of western Africa in early February 2019. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the sandstorm on February 6.
The dust blows over Western Sahara (north), Mauritania, and Senegal (south) and hangs over the Atlantic Ocean north of the Cape Verde Islands. The veil of dust is so thick that it completely obscures the view of the ocean in much of the image. African dust can be carried across the Atlantic Ocean to reach South America and the Caribbean Sea.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 2/6/2019
Resolutions:
1km (2.2 MB), 500m (6.2 MB), 250m (5.1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
