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Atmosphere Awash with Saharan Dust

In mid-June 2016, winds lofted thick plumes of dust from northern Africa’s deserts high into the air.


NASA Earth Observatory image (top) by Jesse Allen, using Suomi NPP OMPS data provided courtesy of Colin Seftor (SSAI). NASA image (bottom) by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, NOAA, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 23, 2016
Data acquired June 19, 2016

Sources:
Suomi NPP > OMPS
Suomi NPP > VIIRS