+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server Previous Animation Next Animation African Dust Sequence A 48-hour dust storm on March 1 and 2, 2003, is responsible for a very large dust transport over the Atlantic Ocean from March 2 through March 6, 2003.    This animation starts with a global view of the world, zooms into the storm area, and dissolves between each the images taken every day. Duration: 21.0 seconds Available formats:   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   1 MB   320x240     JPEG         11 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) DV           74 MB   80x40         PNG           3 KB   160x80       PNG           13 KB How to play our movies    March 2, 2003 : Aqua-MODIS and Terra-MODIS both take images of the West African dust storm. The two spacecraft's images have been combined to produce one contigent image. The latitude and longitude of the inset image is [-37.2465, 39.0856, 9.7089, 4.9114] Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 14 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 7 KB    March 2, 2003 : Aqua-MODIS and Terra-MODIS both take images of the West African dust storm. The two spacecraft's images have been combined to produce one contigent image. The latitude and longitude of the inset image is [-37.2465, 39.0856, -9.7089, 4.9114] Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 14 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 9 KB    March 3, 2003 : Aqua-MODIS and Terra-MODIS both take images of the West African dust storm as it carries dust across the Atlantic Ocean. The two spacecraft's images have been combined to produce one contigent image. The latitude and longitude of the inset image is [-37.2465, 39.0856, -9.7089, 4.9114] Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 14 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    March 4, 2003 : Aqua-MODIS and Terra-MODIS both take images of the West African dust storm as it carries dust across the Atlantic Ocean. The two spacecraft's images have been combined to produce one contigent image. The latitude and longitude of the inset image is [-40.1814, 31.4886, -15.7225, 4.5090] Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 14 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    March 5, 2003 : Aqua-MODIS and Terra-MODIS both take images of the West African dust storm as it carries dust across the Atlantic Ocean. The two spacecraft's images have been combined to produce one contigent image. The latitude and longitude of the inset image is [-48.5654, 33.4896, -8.8957, 6.5100] Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 14 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 14 KB    March 6, 2003 : Aqua-MODIS and Terra-MODIS both take images of the West African dust storm as it carries dust across the Atlantic Ocean. The two spacecraft's images have been combined to produce one contigent image. The latitude and longitude of the inset image is [-54.4013, 30.5893, -10.9465, 5.4083] Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 14 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 14 KB   160 x 80           PNG 62 KB    March 4, 2003 : Aqua-MODIS and Terra-MODIS both take images of the West African dust storm as it carries dust across the Atlantic Ocean. The two spacecraft's images have been combined to produce one contigent image. The latitude and longitude of the inset image is [-40.1814, 31.4886, -15.7225, 4.5090] Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 14 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 14 KB    Slate image from video tape reads, 'African Dust Sequence; March 2, 2003 through March 6, 2003.' Available formats:   720 x 528         JPEG 117 KB   320 x 234         PNG 304 KB Animation Number: 2706 Animators: Lori Perkins (Lead)   Marte Newcombe   Greg Shirah   Horace Mitchell Studio: NASA Completed: 2003-03-06 Scientist: Vincent Salomonson (NASA/GSFC) Instruments: Aqua/MODIS   Terra/MODIS Data Collected: 2003/03/02, 2003/03/04, 2003/03/05, 2003/03/06 Video: SVS2003-0005 * Keywords: DLESE >> Atmospheric science DLESE >> Natural hazards SVS >> Storm SVS >> Winds GCMD >> Location >> Africa This work has been visible on ABC Nightly News, 6:30PM, Friday, March 14, 2003     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, Jacques Descloitres(NASA/GSFC), Jeff Schmaltz (NASA/GSFC) *Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: SVS Contact: Curator: