Imported Dust in North American Skies

  • Released Thursday, August 2, 2012
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NASA and university scientists have made the first measurement-based estimate of the amount and composition of tiny airborne particles that arrive in the air over North America each year. With a 3D view of the atmosphere now possible from satellites, the scientists distinguished dust from pollution, and calculated that dust is the main ingredient of these foreign imports.

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This page was originally published on Thursday, August 2, 2012.
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  • Pacific Aerosol Transport (ID: 2012086)
    Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 4:00AM
    Produced by - James Collier (NASA)

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