Saharan Dust off West Africa
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Jacques Descloitres · Download full size image
An intense African dust storm sent a massive dust plume northwestward over the Atlantic Ocean on March 2, 2003. In this true-color scene, acquired by MODIS, the thick dust plume (light brown) can be seen blowing westward and then routed northward by strong southerly winds. Posted on: 16 Mar, 2003
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