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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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Saharan Dust off West Africa
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Saharan Dust off West Africa
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Dust storms regularly sweep out over the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert at this time of year, sometimes blowing all the way to North and South America. This Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Ter ra satellite on June 4, 2003, shows a large plume of dust billowing over Senegal and Gambia on the West African coastline. In the coastal waters to the north, colorful blooms of marine organisms color the waters a bright aquamarine. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Description
Dust storms regularly sweep out over the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert at this time of year, sometimes blowing all the way to North and South America. This Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Ter ra satellite on June 4, 2003, shows a large plume of dust billowing over Senegal and Gambia on the West African coastline. In the coastal waters to the north, colorful blooms of marine organisms color the waters a bright aquamarine. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC Description
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Terra- MODIS
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Terra- MODIS
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Terra
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Terra
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Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
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Gambia
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Gambia
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Senegal
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Senegal
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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June 4, 2003
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June 4, 2003
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2003
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2003
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UID:
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SPD-ETOBS-10699
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