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From space, we can see a swirling brown mass making its way across the Atlantic – dust from the Sahara Desert – the largest hot desert in the world. It’s a normal phenomenon. Every year, winds carry millions of tons of dust from North Africa, usually during spring and summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Satellites See Saharan Dust from Space
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Kathleen Gaeta (GSFC Interns): Lead Producer
Kathryn Mersmann (USRA): Writer
Jessica Merzdorf (Telophase): Photographer
Colin Seftor (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Kathryn Mersmann (USRA): Writer
Jessica Merzdorf (Telophase): Photographer
Colin Seftor (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Dust Cloud
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Suomi
SVS >> EPIC
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13656
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Dust Cloud
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Suomi
SVS >> EPIC
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
