Subj : MODIS Pic of the Day 05 October 2022
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From : Dan Richter
Date : Wed Oct 05 2022 12:00:56

October 5, 2022 - Dust over the Iberian Peninsula

   Dust over the Iberian Peninsula
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   A sweeping dust storm carried dust from the Sahara Desert over the
   Mediterranean Sea and the Iberian Peninsula in early October 2022. The
   Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s
   Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the thick plume of dust
   on October 3.

   The dust appears to have originated from Erg Chech, an inhospitable and
   arid sand sea located in southwestern Algeria near the border with
   Mali. Satellite imagery shows a plume of tan dust rising from that
   location on October 1 and curling over Portugal and Spain by October 3.
   By October 4 the dust was beginning to thin, especially over Portugal.
   Local media reports that sandy skies, with the potential of mud-tinted
   rain, is expected to continue through October 6.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 10/3/2022
   Resolutions:  1km (2.2 MB),  500m (6.1 MB),  250m (13.3 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-10-05
 
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