• MODIS Pic of the Day 03 April 2022

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    April 3, 2022 - Dust over the Mediterranean Sea

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    Strong winds carried a cloud of Saharan dust off the coast of Libya in
    the opening days of April 2022. The Moderate Resolution Imaging
    Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a
    true-color image of the dust storm on April 1.

    The dust, arising from the interior of the country, created a blanket
    so thick that the blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea was obscured
    from view near the northern African coast. In the east a dense
    camel-colored plume of dust stretched more than 1,500 km (930 mi),
    crossing over part of Greece and reaching the Black Sea.

    Like other North African countries, Libya readily supplies material for
    dust storms. The country has a Mediterranean climate along the coast,
    but inland, the land is dry desert. In fact, over 90 percent if Libya’s
    land area is either desert or semi-desert. Dust storms are one of the
    primary natural hazards of the region.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Terra
    Date Acquired: 4/1/2022
    Resolutions: 1km (314.5 KB), 500m (870.6 KB), 250m (3.2 MB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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