Subj : MODIS Pic of the Day 27 November 2022
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From : Dan Richter
Date : Sun Nov 27 2022 11:00:46

November 27, 2022 - Dust Storm in Chad

   Dust Storm
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   Strong winds were blowing streamers of dust from the Bodele Depression
   almost every day in November 2022. The Moderate Resolution Imaging
   Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a
   true-color image of Chad on November 25 when thick bands of
   light-colored dust were rising from the Depression and blowing towards
   the southwest.

   Winds frequently from northeast to southwest across parts of northern
   Africa, especially during the Northern Hemisphere autumn and winter. In
   Chad, such winds are concentrated as they blow through a gap between
   two mountain ranges in the northern section of the country. This wind
   then crosses the Bodele Depression, the site of a massive dried-up
   ancient lake in Chad, where they pick up light-colored dust from the
   bed of the nearly-extinct lake. In the lower right section of the image
   (southeast) a bit of green marks the northern edge of Lake Chad, the
   modern small remnant of the ancient lake.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 11/25/2022
   Resolutions:  1km (285.1 KB),  500m (703.5 KB),  250m (317.8
   KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-11-27
 
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