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October 3, 2021 - Dust Storm in Chad
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Pale plumes of dust rose from Chad’s Bodele Depression in the opening days of October 2021. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the blowing dust on October 1. One broad, dense plume blows to the southwest while a thin haze of dust spreads to the southwest and reaches the dark Lake Chad. The Bodele Depression sits south of the Tibesti Mountains and is one of the world’s most active sources of dust storms.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 10/1/2021
Resolutions:
1km (690.9 KB), 500m (1.7 MB), 250m (869.1 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Pale plumes of dust rose from Chad’s Bodele Depression in the opening days of October 2021. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the blowing dust on October 1. One broad, dense plume blows to the southwest while a thin haze of dust spreads to the southwest and reaches the dark Lake Chad. The Bodele Depression sits south of the Tibesti Mountains and is one of the world’s most active sources of dust storms.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 10/1/2021
Resolutions:
1km (690.9 KB), 500m (1.7 MB), 250m (869.1 KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
