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Saharan dust over the Mediterranean Sea

Saharan dust over the Mediterranean Sea
region: Me
sat: Aqua
projection: Plate Carree
projection center lon: +15.5000
projection center lat: +36.0000
image center lon: +15.5
image center lat: +36
standard parallel: +35.0000
UL lon: +9.4631
UL lat: +42.2939
UR lon: +21.5396
UR lat: +42.2939
LR lon: +21.5396
LR lat: +29.7034
LL lon: +9.4631
LL lat: +29.7034
UL easting (km): -549.8750
UL northing (km): +4702.8750
x scale factor: +0.8191520442889918
ellipsoid: WGS84
Contact: Jeff Schmaltz
L2 granules: A171321230

Images by the LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response team.

Published May 12, 2017
Data acquired May 12, 2017

Source:: Aqua > MODIS

Collection:: Rapid Response Gallery