Saharan dust over the Mediterranean

Clouds of tan dust linger over the Mediterranean Sea off of Libya. A strong dust storm swept thick curtains of Saharan dust out over the Sea and into Italy. By February 23, 2004, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured this image, only traces of the storm remained. The wind still appears to be blowing a little dust into the Sea, most obviously in eastern Libya, image right.

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published February 24, 2004
Data acquired February 23 - 23, 2004

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response