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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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NASA Earth Observatory Collection
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Dust Storm over the Mediterranean Sea
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Dust Storm over the Mediterranean Sea
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The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) observed this large cloud of dust (brownish pixels) blowing from northern Africa across the Mediterranean Sea on March 4, 2002. The dust can be seen clearly blowing across Southern Italy, Albania, Greece, and Turkey?all along the Mediterranean?s northeastern shoreline. Notice that there also appears to be human-made aerosol pollution (greyish pixels) pooling in the air just south of the Italian Alps and blowing southeastward over the Adriatic Sea. The Alps can be easily identified as the crescent-shaped, snow-capped mountain range in the top center of this true-color scene. There also appears to be a similar haze over Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia to the north and east of Italy. SeaWiFS image courtesy the Sea WiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
Description
The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) observed this large cloud of dust (brownish pixels) blowing from northern Africa across the Mediterranean Sea on March 4, 2002. The dust can be seen clearly blowing across Southern Italy, Albania, Greece, and Turkey?all along the Mediterranean?s northeastern shoreline. Notice that there also appears to be human-made aerosol pollution (greyish pixels) pooling in the air just south of the Italian Alps and blowing southeastward over the Adriatic Sea. The Alps can be easily identified as the crescent-shaped, snow-capped mountain range in the top center of this true-color scene. There also appears to be a similar haze over Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia to the north and east of Italy. SeaWiFS image courtesy the Sea WiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE Description
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OrbView-2- SeaWiFS
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OrbView-2- SeaWiFS
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Austria
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Austria
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Hungary
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Hungary
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Mediterranean Sea
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Mediterranean Sea
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Turkey
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Turkey
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Italy
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Italy
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Adriatic Sea
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Adriatic Sea
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Greece
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Greece
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Albania
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Albania
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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March 4, 2002
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March 4, 2002
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2002
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2002
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SPD-ETOBS-2119
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