Saharan dust over Canary Islands

These images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite show dust storms from Africa’s Sahara Desert blowing out over the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Such dust events are not continual, though they are common.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 30, 2002
Data acquired April 23 - 23, 2002

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts

Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response