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Dust storms over the Persian Gulf

On June 14, 2003, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite captured an image of a dust storm veiling the northern part of the Persian Gulf and surrounding countries: (clockwise from bottom left) Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran. The front of the dust cloud stops just short of the peninsular country of Qatar, at bottom center.


Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published June 16, 2003
Data acquired June 14 - 14, 2003

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth