Dust storms over the Persian Gulf

On June 14, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured an image of a dust storm veiling the northern part of the Persian Gulf and surrounding countries: (clockwise from bottom left) Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran. The front of the dust cloud stops just short of the peninsular country of Qatar, at bottom center.

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 16, 2003
Data acquired June 14 - 14, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response