Saharan dust off West Africa (afternoon overpass)

For a fourth day, a large plume of dust was blowing off the Sahara Desert and out over the Atlantic Ocean. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image was captured by Aqua satellite on April 30, 2003.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 30, 2003
Data acquired April 30 - 30, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topics:

Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts

Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response