Earth ID: 2860

China Dust Storm seen by Terra/MODIS and Earth Probe/TOMS in April of 2001

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on December 3, 2003

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.

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Pawan K. Bhartia (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Data Used:

Earth Probe/TOMS

2001/04/06-17

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TOMS Aerosols

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G2003-066

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Dust
SVS >> Pollution
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Winds
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Fires
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> Pollution >> Distribution
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