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April 26, 2020 - Dust over Northeast Africa
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A large dust storm swept across Chad, Libya, and Egypt on April 24, 2020. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a true-color image of the sandy scene on that same day. Chad sits near the bottom of this image and Egypt in the northeast (upper right), with Libya comprising most of the image.
Dust storms count among the most frequent natural hazards in Libya. A relatively mild Mediterranean climate predominates along the coast, but vast sand seas sprawl over the interior landscape. Those sand seas provide plentiful material for dust storms, and hot, dry, dusty winds can last up to four days in the spring and fall.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 4/24/2020
Resolutions:
1km (351.3 KB), 500m (1.1 MB), 250m (1.9 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
A large dust storm swept across Chad, Libya, and Egypt on April 24, 2020. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired a true-color image of the sandy scene on that same day. Chad sits near the bottom of this image and Egypt in the northeast (upper right), with Libya comprising most of the image.
Dust storms count among the most frequent natural hazards in Libya. A relatively mild Mediterranean climate predominates along the coast, but vast sand seas sprawl over the interior landscape. Those sand seas provide plentiful material for dust storms, and hot, dry, dusty winds can last up to four days in the spring and fall.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 4/24/2020
Resolutions:
1km (351.3 KB), 500m (1.1 MB), 250m (1.9 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
