Subj : MODIS Pic of the Day 16 March 2022
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From : Dan Richter
Date : Wed Mar 16 2022 12:00:26

March 16, 2022 - Dust across Africa and the Atlantic Ocean

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   On March 13, 2022, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of
   massive amounts of dust blowing across Africa and the Atlantic Ocean.
   Dust rises in eastern Chad and travels over 7,000 km (4,350 mi)
   westward to stretch far over the Atlantic. Expanded views of the region
   shows that some of the dust just off the coast of South America.

   Dust storms are common in Saharan Africa. With vast sand seas across
   the arid desert, strong winds easily loft sand into the atmosphere.
   Northern Africa is the world’s largest source of airborne dust
   particles, contributing about 800 million metric tons of dust each
   year. Dust from Africa sometimes reaches North and South America, where
   it can play an important role in fertilizing soils in the Amazon and
   contributing to the sand-filled beaches in the Caribbean.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 3/13/2022
   Resolutions:
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-03-16
 
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