On Wednesday, April 9, 2003, the
Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the
Ter ra satellite captured this image of Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries. A dust storm that was hanging over the northwest part of Iraq on
http://earthobserva…target="outlink">Apr il 5 has shifted east and southeast, creating a tan haze over clouds at top center of the image and obscuring the terrain features across the lower right. Several thermal anomalies have been detected by MODIS and are marked with red dots. In the center of the image, the
http://earthobserva…target="outlink">eno rmous clouds of dark oil smoke seen over Baghdad in previous days has cleared, though thermal signals and small plumes remain.
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On Wednesday, April 9, 2003, the
Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the
Ter ra satellite captured this image of Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries. A dust storm that was hanging over the northwest part of Iraq on
http://earthobserva…target="outlink">Apr il 5 has shifted east and southeast, creating a tan haze over clouds at top center of the image and obscuring the terrain features across the lower right. Several thermal anomalies have been detected by MODIS and are marked with red dots. In the center of the image, the
http://earthobserva…target="outlink">eno rmous clouds of dark oil smoke seen over Baghdad in previous days has cleared, though thermal signals and small plumes remain.
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