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Saharan Dust Storm

    <LI>Saharan dust transported over the Cape Verde Islands
      <LI>Cloud vortices apparent in marine stratocumulus clouds southwest of Cape Verde Islands
    <LI>Image swath: 2000km wide by 1600km long <LI>True color composite: 0.645 µm (red), 0.555 µm (green), and 0.469 µm (blue) <LI>500m pixels

(Resolution: 500 meters; MODIS Data Type: MODIS-PFM; MODIS Band Combination: 1, 4, 3)


MODIS Atmosphere Science Team

Published April 19, 2000
Data acquired February 29, 2000

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Collection:
Visible Earth