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SeaWiFS: Central Mediterranean Dust

Northern Africa started exporting large quantities of dust to southern Europe over March 24-25, 2001. This image obtained on March 26, 2001 shows that Greece is receiving some of the heaviest concentrations of that dust.


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

Published May 16, 2001
Data acquired March 26, 2001

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topic:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Collection:
Visible Earth