• MODIS Pic of the Day 23 June 2022

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Thu Jun 23 12:00:34 2022
    June 23, 2022 - Dust over the Caspian Sea

    Dust Plume over the Caspian Sea
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    A long, thick plume of dust stretched across western Turkmenistan and
    over the Caspian Sea on June 22, 2022. The Moderate Resolution Imaging
    Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a
    true-color image of the scene on that same day.

    Riding prevailing winds, the dust plume was carried westward and curved
    northward. The dark tan plume was so thick that it obscured the view of
    the waters below. A thinner blanket of dust spreads northward, covering
    the Garabogazköl basin, a shallow lagoon that is almost completely
    separated from the Caspian Sea by a narrow stretch of land. A small
    break in the land allows minimal mixing of waters.

    Although the source of the sandstorm isn’t visible in this image, it
    appears to have risen from the Karakum Desert, a massive arid region
    that occupies nearly seventy percent of Turkmenistan. Sandstorms are
    one of the most common natural hazards in Turkmenistan and occur more
    than 140 days each year in some areas of the country.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Aqua
    Date Acquired: 6/22/2022
    Resolutions: 1km (531.3 KB), 500m (1.3 MB), 250m (873 KB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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