Saharan dust over the Mediterranean Sea

On April 13, 2002, a Saharan dust storm was blowing dust out over northern Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, all the way to Italy. This image was made from data acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 15, 2002
Data acquired April 13 - 13, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash