Earth  ID: 2660

Santa Ana winds on January 6, 2003

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on January 7, 2003
On January 6, 2003, Santa Ana winds blew dust from interior deserts and other dry areas out over California and the Pacific Ocean.
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This animation is a zoom down to Santa Ana, California on January 6, 2003. The winds blew dust westward from the interior deserts to the Pacific Ocean.
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Santa Ana frameup image on January 6, 2003
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This image shows streamers of dust blowing southwestward over the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Claire Parkinson (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jeff Schmaltz (NASA/GSFC): Writer
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Jeff Schmaltz (NASA/GSFC),MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)

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Data Used:
Aqua/MODIS
2003/01/06
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This item is part of this series:
Air Quality

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Natural hazards
DLESE >> Physical geography
NASA Science >> Earth