Smoke, pollution, and Saharan dust off Northern Europe - related image preview

1000 x 1300
257 KB - JPEG

Smoke, pollution, and Saharan dust off Northern Europe - related image preview

2000 x 2600
883 KB - JPEG

Smoke, pollution, and Saharan dust off Northern Europe - related image preview

4000 x 5200
3 MB - JPEG

Smoke, pollution, and Saharan dust off Northern Europe - related image preview

8000 x 10400
8 MB - JPEG

Smoke, pollution, and Saharan dust off Northern Europe

On April 18, 2003, a mixture of dust from the Sahara Desert, air pollution, and smoke lingers over the Atlantic Ocean (left). This image shows numerous fires (red dots) burning in the United Kingdom (left of center) and the Republic of Ireland (farther left). A few scattered fires are burning in other parts of the image. This image was acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published April 19, 2003
Data acquired April 18 - 18, 2003

Source:
Aqua > MODIS
Topics:
Atmosphere > Air Quality > Emissions
Atmosphere > Air Quality > Smog
Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts
Biosphere > Terrestrial Habitat > Desert
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth