SeaWiFS: Southern African Dust - related image preview

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SeaWiFS: Southern African Dust

SeaWiFS viewed these dust plumes blowing over the Atlantic Ocean from southern Africa on July 25, 2001. The haze in the northern portion of the image is most probably smoke from biomass burning.


Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published July 29, 2001
Data acquired July 25, 2001

Source:
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning
Collection:
Visible Earth