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.

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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