Dust Over the Persian Gulf
October 13, 2007
Dust blew off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on October 10, 2007. The MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite took this picture the same day. The beige dust plume is obvious as it blows westward off the coast and over the Persian Gulf. The Persian Gulf is the western body of water in this image - the Gulf of Oman is to the east.
West of the dust plume is another plume of aerosols, particles of liquid or solid suspended in the atmosphere. The origin of this plume is not as obvious, and it could result from an earlier dust storm, or from smoke or haze.
Topics:
Weather, Disaster Accident, Environment, Physical geography, Meteorology, Atmospheric sciences, Gulf of Oman, Dust storm, Particulates, Dust, Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Storm, Aerosol, Haze, Persian Gulf
