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Dust over the Persian Gulf
Title Dust over the Persian Gulf
Description Dust blew off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on October 10, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov ] satellite took this picture the same day. The beige dust plume is obvious as it blows westward off the coast and over the Persian Gulf. West of the dust plume is another plume of aerosols, particles of liquid or solid suspended in the atmosphere. The origin of this plume is not as obvious, and it could result from an earlier dust storm, or from smoke or haze. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. The Rapid Response Team provides daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?AERONET_Dhabi ] of this region.
Dust Storm in the United Ara …
Title Dust Storm in the United Arab Emirates
Description A day-long dust storm surprised residents of Al Ain on October 12, 2005, according to a report in the Khaleej Times. The storm dropped visibility to less than 4 kilometers (about 2.5 miles) and pushed temperatures to 41 degrees Celsius (about 106 degrees Fahrenheit). Those dealing with respiratory ailments or fasting for Ramadan were warned to be especially cautious. Al Ain (also Al Ayn) is in the eastern part of the United Arab Emirates, near the border with Oman. The town is known for both its gardens and its archaeological remains. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] flying onboard the Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this image on October 12, 2005. In this image, tendrils of dust sweep over both the Persian Gulf to the West, and the Gulf of Oman to the East. Two interesting features visible through the dust are Dubai's manmade Palm Islands—described by their builders as the Eighth Wonder of the World—in the eastern part of the United Arab Emirates. An International Space Station astronaut photographed Palm Jumeirah [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16995 ] on April 1, 2005. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?AERONET_Dhabi ] of the United Arab Emirates.
Dust Storm over Persian Gulf
Title Dust Storm over Persian Gulf
Description A dust storm was blowing over a wide area of the Middle East on May 28, 2003. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image shows a haze of dust over (clockwise from top right) Iran, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq. The dust is especially thick in the center of the Persian Gulf. 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
Dust Storm Over Persian Gulf
Title Dust Storm Over Persian Gulf
Description On May 14, 2004, the morning overpass of the Terra satellite over the Persian Gulf captured this image of a large dust storm spreading a veil of dust over the water and the countries surrounding the shores: (clockwise from top left corner) Iraq, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Saudia Arabia, and Kuwait. The peninsular country on the western shore of the Gulf is Qatar. The dust swirls in streamers, arcs, and parallel lines over more than half the Gulf. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. Image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
Dust Storm over the Persian …
Title Dust Storm over the Persian Gulf
Description A dust storm from the Arabian Peninsula blew across the Persian Gulf toward Iran on February 17, 2007. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite took this picture the same day, capturing the pale beige plumes of dust blowing toward the northeast over the ocean. Also visible are blue-green patches in the ocean, likely resulting from sediment or shallow water. Along the coast of the United Arab Emirates, just barely out of the path of the dust, are artificial island resorts. [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17435 ] Along with northern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula is one of the world's most dust-prone regions. A massive sand desert, Ar Rub' al Khali, [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub'_al_Khali ] covers much of southern Saudi Arabia, northern Yemen and Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, providing ample material for dust storms. NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] Goddard Space Flight Center.
Massive Sandstorm in Qatar
Title Massive Sandstorm in Qatar
Description This striking photograph shows a massive sandstorm sweeping over the Persian Gulf state of Qatar as it races southward toward southeastern Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on February 15, 2004. A major upper level low pressure over southwestern Asia led to a series of storms sweeping through the area. The crew of the International Space Station acquired this image with a digital camera using a 50-mm lens. Astronaut photograph ISS008-E-16355 was provided by the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth at NASA Johnson Space Center.
Strait of Hormuz
Title Strait of Hormuz
Description Portions of Oman, The United Arab Emirates and Iran are seen at the Strait of Hormuz (26.0N, 56.0E) in this view. A prominent oil slick from a ship flushing its tanks can be seen south of the strait. Sunglint in the Gulf of Oman, south of the strait, accentuates the complex currents and oil slicks, seen as dark toned blue streaks on the surface.
Date 03.04.1990
Red Plankton in the Arabian …
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In the Arabian Sea, sunlight …
PIA04369
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date 2004-10-02
creator NASA -- Image courtesy NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/ MISR Team. Text by Clare Averill (Raytheon/JPL) and Dr. Patria Viva F. Banzon (University of Miami).
identifier PIA04369
Dust Storm over the Persian …
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A dust storm blew through Ir …
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date 2008-07-01
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Dust over the Persian Gulf: …
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A massive dust plume blew ou …
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date 2008-04-18
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Dust over Gulf of Oman, Arab …
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A weather forecast for the U …
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Dust over the Persian Gulf: …
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Dust blew off the coast of t …
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date 2007-10-10
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Dust over the Persian Gulf: …
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Dust blew off the coast of t …
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date 2007-10-10
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Dust Storm over the Persian …
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A dust storm from the Arabia …
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date 2007-02-17
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Palm Islands, Dubai: Image o …
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Along the coast of Dubai -- …
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date 2006-09-18
creator NASA -- NASA images courtesy of the NASA/GSFC/MITI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ ASTER Science Team.
identifier palmis_ast_2006261
Dust Storm Over Persian Gulf …
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On May 14, 2004, the morning …
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date 2004-05-14
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Earth observations of the Pe …
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STS-35 Earth observation tak …
s35-27-016
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date 2000-02-15
creator NASA
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Urbanization of Dubai, Unite …
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Between 1973 and 2006 dramat …
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date 2006-10-11
creator NASA -- NASA images created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided by Laura Rocchio, landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Landsat Project Science Office.
identifier dubai_l7_2006284
Dust Storm over Persian Gulf …
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A dust storm was blowing ove …
PersianGulf.AMOA2003148
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date 2003-05-28
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
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Dust over Gulf of Oman, Arab …
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. * Struck, R. (2008, Februa …
ge_08466
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date 2008-01-31
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Massive Sandstorm in Qatar: …
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This striking photograph sho …
Qatar_ISS008-E-16355_1000
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date 2004-02-15
creator NASA -- Astronaut photograph eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS008&roll=E&frame=1 6355 ISS008-E-16355 was provided by the eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth at NASA Johnson Space Center.
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Dust Storm in the United Ara …
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A day-long dust storm surpri …
uaedust_amo_2005285
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date 2005-10-12
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Dust Storm in the Persian Gu …
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On May 14, 2004, the morning …
PersianGulf.TMOA2004135
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date 2004-05-14
creator NASA -- terra.nasa.gov Terra satellite image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA-GSFC
identifier PersianGulf.TMOA2004135
Palm Island Resort, Dubai, U …
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Palm Island is a resort unde …
ISS010-E-22273
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date 2005-04-01
creator NASA -- Astronaut photograph eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS010&roll=E&frame=22273 ISS010-E-22273 was acquired April 1, 2005 with a Kodak 760C digital camera with an 800 mm lens. The image is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations experiment and the Image Science & Analysis Group at the Johnson Space Center. The spaceflight.nasa.gov/home/index.html International Space Station Program supports the laboratory to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC eol.jsc.nasa.gov Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
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STS073-733-012
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ASTER Dunes
PIA02656
Sol (our sun)
ASTER
Title ASTER Dunes
Original Caption Released with Image This image of Saudi Arabia shows a great sea of linear dunes in part of the Rub' al Khali, or the Empty Quarter. Acquired on June 25, 2000, the image covers an area 37 kilometers (23 miles) wide and 28 kilometers (17 miles) long in three bands of the reflected visible and infrared wavelength region. The dunes are yellow due to the presence of iron oxide minerals. The inter-dune area is made up of clays and silt and appears blue due to its high reflectance in band 1. The Rub' al Khali is the world's largest continuous sand desert. It covers about 650,000 square kilometers (250,966 square miles) and lies mainly in southern Saudi Arabia, though it does extend into the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. One of the world's driest areas, it is uninhabited except for the Bedouin nomads who cross it. The first European to travel through the desert was Bertram Thomas in 1930. Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is one of five Earth-observing instruments launched December 18, 1999, on NASA's Terra satellite. The instrument was built by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry. A joint U.S./Japan science team is responsible for validation and calibration of the instrument and the data products. Dr. Anne Kahle at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, is the U.S. science team leader, Moshe Pniel of JPL is the project manager. ASTER is the only high-resolution imaging sensor on Terra. The primary goal of the ASTER mission is to obtain high-resolution image data in 14 channels over the entire land surface, as well as black and white stereo images. With revisit time of between 4 and 16 days, ASTER will provide the capability for repeat coverage of changing areas on Earth's surface. The broad spectral coverage and high spectral resolution of ASTER will provide scientists in numerous disciplines with critical information for surface mapping and monitoring dynamic conditions and temporal change. Examples of applications include monitoring glacial advances and retreats, potentially active volcanoes, thermal pollution, and coral reef degradation, identifying crop stress, determining cloud morphology and physical properties, evaluating wetlands, mapping surface temperature of soils and geology, and measuring surface heat balance.
General Description International Space Station Imagery
General Description International Space Station Imagery
General Description International Space Station Imagery
General Description International Space Station Imagery
South Persian Gulf Region
Title South Persian Gulf Region
Description This oblique view of the south Persian Gulf region (26.0N, 54.0E) was taken over Iran looking west across the south Persian Gulf into the Trucial Coast of the United Arab Emirates and the prominent Qatar peninsula. Rich in petroleum resources, this region supplies much of the world's oil needs from its many ports and off shore loading facilities.
Date Taken 1981-10-14
Strait of Hormuz
Title Strait of Hormuz
Description Portions of Oman, The United Arab Emirates and Iran are seen at the Strait of Hormuz (26.0N, 56.0E) in this view. A number of ship wakes can be seen in the area of the strait. Sunglint in the Persian Gulf to the northwest, accentuates the complex currents and oil slicks, seen as dark toned blue streaks on the surface. Qeshm Island, just off the coast of Iran, can be seen on the edge of the photo.
Date Taken 1982-07-04
Qatar Peninsula, United Arab …
Title Qatar Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf
Description In this view of the Qatar Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf, (25.0N, 51.0E) a large oil spill, seen as a large dark toned mass in the water covers much of the surface of the western Persian Gulf. Qatar is one of several of the oil rich United Arab Emirate states. Oil spills and oil pollution of the environment are common occurrances associated with oil tanker loading operations.
Date Taken 1983-04-09
Oil slicks off the coast of …
Title Oil slicks off the coast of Qatar, Persian Gulf
Description A detailed view the port facility of Musay'id on the Qatar Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf (25.0N, 52.5E). Part of a large oil spill seen as a dark toned mass in the water, covering much of the surface of the western Persian Gulf, has moved offshore in this scene. Qatar is one of several of the oil rich United Arab Emirate states. Oil spills and oil pollution of the environment commonly occur in oil tanker operations.
Date Taken 1983-04-09
Ships at anchor, Gulf of Oma …
Title Ships at anchor, Gulf of Oman
Description These supertankers, riding at anchor off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, Gulf of Oman (25.5N, 56.5E) cast long shadows and eddy currents in the late afternoon sun. The ships are anchored just outside the Persian Gulf. Because of a surplus of supertankers in the world, many of them are simply moored in the Gulf of Oman where they can be safely anchored and yet be close to the oil ports when activated.
Date Taken 1983-04-09
STS-35 Earth observation of …
Title STS-35 Earth observation of the Persian Gulf area
Description STS-35 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is of the Persian Gulf area. Major cities and oilfields of the countries of Saudi Arabia (foreground), Iraq (top left), Iran (top center and top right), Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and a portion of the United Arab Emirates are visible in this scene. The cities are the large whitish areas of city lights. Flares characteristic of the Mid-East oil field practices are visible both onshore and offshore throughout the scene. Major cities identifiable are in Iraq - Baghdad, Basra, and Faw, in Qatar - Ab Dawhah, in Kuwait - Kuwait City, in Saudi Arabia - Riyadh, Al Jubayl, Dharan, Al Huf, Ad Dilam and Al Hariq, and Bahrain and its associated causeway to the mainland.
Date Taken 1990-12-10
Strait of Hormuz
Title Strait of Hormuz
Description Portions of Oman, The United Arab Emirates and Iran are seen at the Strait of Hormuz (26.0N, 56.0E) in this view. A prominent oil slick from a ship flushing its tanks can be seen south of the strait. Sunglint in the Gulf of Oman, south of the strait, accentuates the complex currents and oil slicks, seen as dark toned blue streaks on the surface.
Date Taken 1990-03-04
Strait of Hormuz
Title Strait of Hormuz
Description Portions of Oman, The United Arab Emirates and Iran are seen at the Strait of Hormuz (26.5N, 56.5E) in this view. Sunglint in the Gulf of Oman, to the south of the strait accentuates the complex currents and oil slicks, seen as light toned blue streaks on the surface. Qeshm Island, just off the coast of Iran, can be seen on the edge of the photo.
Date Taken 1991-04-11
Al Jirab Island, United Arab …
Title Al Jirab Island, United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf
Description Al Jirab Island, United Arab Emirates, in the Persian Gulf (24.0N, 54.0E) is an offshore oil tanker loading facility in the southern Persian Gulf. During the Gulf War in early 1991, drifting oil from the Kuwait Oil Fields, some 460 miles to the north, threatened the area. Seen as a dark blue floating mass as well as weathered patches of lighter brown, between the island and the mainland, the oil made its way into the channel, scaring the local beaches.
Date Taken 1991-05-06
Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gu …
Title Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman
Description This oblique, north looking view shows the Strait of Hormuz (25.5N, 56.0E) which connects the Gulf of Oman with the Persian Gulf. The Zagros Mountains and Qeshm Island of Iran are in the background and areas of Oman, Muscat and the United Arab Emirates can be seen in the foreground. The oil tanker terminals of Abu Dhabi along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf can also be clearly seen along the northern United Arab Emirate coastline.
Date Taken 1992-11-01
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