Earth  ID: 2257

Aerosols from Nimbus 7 TOMS: Transatlantic Dust Event in 1983

Visualizations by Michael Mangos Released on June 14, 2001
Saharan dust storms raise dust that is carried in the upper atmosphere across the Atlantic Ocean. That dust can land as far west as the Caribbean and the Americas. This dust can carry potentially hazardous bacteria and fungi.
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An animation showing dust being blown westward over the Atlantic from northern Africa in early 1983, from aerosol measurements taken by Nimbus 7 TOMS
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Video slate image reads, "EP TOMS 1983 Transatlantic Dust Event".

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Michael Mangos (GST): Lead Animator
Jay Herman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Data Used:
Nimbus-7/TOMS/Aerosols
1983/01/02-1983/05/14
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TOMS Aerosols

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Dust
SVS >> Microbes
GCMD >> Location >> Africa
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