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Tracing Aerosols to their Smoky and Sandy Sources

The aerosol index offers a way to see the long reach of forest fires and dust storms.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Suomi NPP OMPS data provided courtesy of Colin Seftor (SSAI). Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, NOAA and the Department of Defense. Caption by Mike Carlowicz, with image interpretation from Colin Seftor, SSAI and OMPS science team.

Published July 29, 2014
Data acquired July 19, 2014

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Suomi NPP > OMPS