March 7, 2023 - Dust plumes off Eritrea

Dust plume off Eritrea
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Plumes of tan dust blew from the small country of Eritrea on the
African coast and over the Red Sea on March 6, 2023. The Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua
satellite acquired a true-color image of the active dust storm on that
same day.

A dense plume of dust parallels the coastline of Eritrea while a fine
blanket of dust spreads over the country’s Dahlak Archipelago, a group
of islands in the Red Sea off the coast. Only four of the islands are
permanently inhabited. The Dahlak Archipelago have been known as rich
pearl fisheries for centuries.

With an area slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Pennsylvania,
Eritrea sits wedged between Sudan (north) and Ethiopia (south). The
hot, dry strip of desert that sits along the Red Sea coast holds
copious dust that is easily lifted by strong winds to create dust
storms. Away from the coast, the terrain rises to the highlands, where
the climate is more temperate and most of the population is found.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 3/6/2023
Resolutions: 1km (391.2 KB), 500m (968.1 KB), 250m (646.9
KB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-03-07

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