Northwest African Dust Plume - related image preview

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Northwest African Dust Plume

A large swirling dust storm blows out over the Atlantic and the Canary Islands from western Africa while smaller dust plumes are also visible to the north in this SeaWiFS image.


Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published December 14, 1998
Data acquired December 14, 1998

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Islands
Collection:
Visible Earth