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Calm before the Dust Storm
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Calm before the Dust Storm |
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On February 3, 2004, a large dust storm swept westward off the coast of northwest Africa and, for the last two days has been fanning out to the north and west over a large portion of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. This true-color image was acquired on February 6 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA?s Terra satellite. The scene shows the West African coastline from Morocco (upper right) to Guinea Bissau (lower right). Streamers of Saharan Desert dust (tan pixels) continue to blow out from Morocco toward the Canary Islands, while the Cape Verde Islands to the south (bottom center) appear to have taken the full brunt of the dust storm. As it moved westward, the dust appears to have become entrained into a strong southerly air current, creating a vast arc of dust stretching more than 2,000 km. Notice the ?wind shadow? extending northwestward from the Cape Verde Islands. The islands formed a break against the wind, creating a clear pocket of air behind them that is itself being pulled and carried northward with the strong southerly wind. This image is also available in additional resolutions. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] at NASA GSFC |
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Dust and Smoke over Eastern
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Dust and Smoke over Eastern Atlantic |
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), aboard NASA's Aqua satellite, capture this true-color image of Saharan Desert dust blowing southwestward off the coasts of Morocco and Mauritania in West Africa. The light brown plume can be seen wending its way over the Cape Verde Islands in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. This true-color image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), aboard NASA's Aqua satellite. 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, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Saharan Dust Across West Afr
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Saharan Dust Across West Africa |
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A wall of Saharan dust that was captured in an image from March 3, 2004, had billowed out over the Atlantic and begun to spread northward by the next day. This image of the massive plume of dust was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on March 4, 2004. Countries pictured are (top to bottom) Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, Senegal (left), and Mali (right). At bottom left are the Cape Verde Islands, and west of Morocco are the Canary Islands, veiled by the blowing dust. The high-resolution image provided above is 1 kilometer per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC |
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Saharan Dust off West Africa
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Saharan Dust off West Africa |
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An intense African dust storm sent a massive dust plume northwestward over the Atlantic Ocean on March 2, 2003. In this true-color scene, acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Terra satellite, the thick dust plume (light brown) can be seen blowing westward and then routed northward by strong southerly winds. The plume extends more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km), covering a vast swath of ocean extending from the Cape Verde Islands (lower lef), off the coast of Senegal, to the Canary Islands (top center) off the coast of Morocco. 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 Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC |
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Calm before the Dust Storm:
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On February 3, 2004, a large
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WAfrica_TMO2004037
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2004-02-06 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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WAfrica_TMO2004037 |
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Saharan Dust Across West Afr
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A wall of Saharan dust that
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Canary.TMOA2004064
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2004-03-04 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Canary.TMOA2004064 |
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Dust and Smoke over Eastern
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The Moderate Resolution Imag
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WestAfrica_AMO2003264
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2003-09-21 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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WestAfrica_AMO2003264 |
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