Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China (afternoon overpass)

Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China
(afternoon overpass)
region: As
sat: Aqua
projection: Plate Carree
projection center lon: +83.0000
projection center lat: +39.5000
image center lon: +83
image center lat: +39.5
UL lon: +75.6641
UL lat: +43.5462
UR lon: +90.3388
UR lat: +43.5462
LR lon: +90.3388
LR lat: +35.4523
LL lon: +75.6641
LL lat: +35.4523
UL easting (km): -624.8750
UL northing (km): +4842.1250
x scale factor: +0.7660444431189780
ellipsoid: WGS84
Contact: Jeff Schmaltz
L2 granules: A050300710 A050300715

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Images by the MODIS Rapid Response team.

Published January 30, 2005
Data acquired January 30, 2005

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Collection:

Rapid Response Gallery