Images related to Saharan Dust over the Atlantic

Bits of the Sahara on the Move
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Bits of the Sahara on the Move

A relentless storm lofted dust out of western Africa for days.

Published Mar 31, 2018

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Dust Storm off Western Sahara
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Dust Storm off Western Sahara

Saharan dust hovered over the Atlantic for several days in mid-January 2008. This image shows two different areas of dust plume activity. Immediately off the coasts of Western Sahara and Mauritania, a series of tan dust plumes blow in predominantly straight lines toward the northwest. Farther west, a large, diffuse plume of dust hangs over the Atlantic Ocean

Published Jan 25, 2008

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Dust and Haze

Dust over the Atlantic Ocean
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Dust over the Atlantic Ocean

Acquired January 7, 2013, this image shows dust plumes off the west coast of northern Africa.

Published Jan 7, 2013

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Here Comes the Saharan Dust
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Here Comes the Saharan Dust

The dust in the skies over the Caribbean and Southern United States has distant origins.

Published Jun 30, 2018

Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze Remote Sensing

Dust over the Atlantic Ocean
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Dust over the Atlantic Ocean

Acquired August 11, 2011, this natural-color image shows a dust plume spanning several hundred kilometers off the west coast of Africa.

Published Aug 11, 2011

Atmosphere Land Water Dust and Haze

Dust over the Atlantic Ocean
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Dust over the Atlantic Ocean

Acquired January 19, 2012, this image shows a crescent-shaped dust plume off the west coast of northern Africa.

Published Jan 19, 2012

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

Dust Storm off Western Sahara
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Dust Storm off Western Sahara

Published Jan 29, 2008

Dust and Haze

Sahara Dust Storm
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Sahara Dust Storm

Resembling the arc of a solar prominence, a bulb of dust curves over the Atlantic Ocean from western Africa in this true-color image from April 22, 2010.

Published Apr 29, 2010

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Saharan Dust Crosses the Atlantic
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Saharan Dust Crosses the Atlantic

Acquired May 29, 2010, this natural-color image shows Saharan dust plumes blowing past Cape Verde toward the west.

Published Jun 2, 2010

Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Saharan Dust on the Move
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Saharan Dust on the Move

In June 2014, winds pushed a river of dust from western Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.

Published Jul 5, 2014

Image of the Day Atmosphere Dust and Haze

Saharan Dust Storm
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Saharan Dust Storm

Acquired June 24, 2012, this natural-color image shows dust off the coast of Morocco.

Published Jun 25, 2012

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze