Earth ID: 3133

Transatlantic Dust from North Africa (WMS)

Visualizations by Jeff de La Beaujardiere Released on March 15, 2005

Desert storms in northern Africa raise dust that is carried in the upper atmosphere across the Atlantic Ocean. The dust, which may carry potentially hazardous bacteria and fungi, can land as far west as the Caribbean and the Americas.

This animation shows aerosol index over northern Africa and the Atlantic Ocean from July 1 through July 31, 2000. Each image pixel corresponds to an area 1 degree in longitude by 1.25 degrees in latitude.

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Color scale for this animation showing low aerosol values as shades of blue and green and higher values as yellow, orange or red. The units of aerosol index are dimensionless.

Visualization Credits

Jeff de La Beaujardiere (NASA): Lead Animator
Jay Herman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Data Used:

Earth Probe/TOMS/Aerosols

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Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols >> Aerosol Radiance
NASA Science >> Earth

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