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Snow and Haze in Utah

Snowy surfaces increase the chance of temperature inversions, which contribute to air quality problems in the Salt Lake City area.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Photograph by Sebastian Hoch (The University of Utah). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published February 16, 2023
Data acquired February 2, 2023

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Photograph
Collection:
Air Quality