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China Dust Storm seen by Terra/MODIS and Earth Probe/TOMS in April of 2001
A thick shroud of dust appears over China on April 6-7, 2001. The densest portion of the aerosol pollution travels east over China, Russia, Japan, the Pacific Ocean, Canada, and The United States.

This animation starts with the Terra-MODIS image of April 7, 2001, and then zooms out to a regional view of China. This second view shows the widespread aerosol pollution that starts in China and spreads across the Pacific Ocean and into the United States.    This animation starts with the Terra-MODIS image of April 7, 2001, and then zooms out to a regional view of China. This second view shows the widespread aerosol pollution that starts in China and spreads across the Pacific Ocean and into the United States.
Duration: 19.0 seconds
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April 7, 2001    April 7, 2001

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April 8, 2001    April 8, 2001

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April 9, 2001    April 9, 2001

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April 10, 2001    April 10, 2001

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April 11, 2001    April 11, 2001

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April 12, 2001    April 12, 2001

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April 13, 2001    April 13, 2001

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April 14, 2001    April 14, 2001

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April 15, 2001    April 15, 2001

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April 17, 2001    April 17, 2001

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Animation Number:2860
Completed:2003-12-01
Animators:Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
Scientists:Pawan K. Bhartia (NASA/GSFC)
 Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC)
Platform/Sensor/Data Set:Earth Probe/TOMS
Series:TOMS Aerosols
Goddard TV Tape:G2003-066
Keywords:
SVS >> Aerosols
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Dust
SVS >> Pollution
 
 
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