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Springtime Aerosols over Eastern Asia

March 31, 2007, marked opening ceremonies for the first “Green China Day,” established to increase awareness of the need for environmental protection. As reported by ShanghaiDaily.com, however, the ceremony in Beijing saw an unwelcome guest: Gobi Desert dust. Roughly 2,000 kilometers south of the capital city, air quality also suffered, in this case from fires in Southeast Asia.


Images and interpretation courtesy Colin Seftor and Omar Torres, Aura Science Team.

Published April 5, 2007
Data acquired March 30 - 31, 2007

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Aura > OMI