This true-color image shows a large plume of tan dust off the coast of Senegal, east of Cape Verde, on July 19, 2009.
Published Jul 20, 2009
Satellite observations show how far winds normally spread North African dust particles before rain and gravity pull them down to the ocean.
Published Jan 9, 2020
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
A weather forecast for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on January 31, 2008, called for high winds and the possibility of dust storms. Two days later, the predictions came to pass—with a vengeance.
Published Feb 8, 2008
The MODIS instrument on Terra caught a glimpse of airborne sand and dust heading out over the ocean.
Published Jan 15, 2015
Acquired October 27, 2011, this natural-color image shows a veil of dust spanning hundreds of kilometers off the west coast of Africa.
Published Oct 27, 2011
Acquired May 28, 2010, this natural-color image shows thick plumes of dust blowing off the west coast of Africa, past Cape Verde, and over the Atlantic Ocean.
Published Jun 1, 2010
Acquired September 15, 2010, this natural-color image shows dust plumes spanning hundreds of kilometers over the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of western Africa.
Published Sep 15, 2010
A dust plume stretches across Yemen, Oman, and the Arabian Sea in this natural-color image acquired on March 4, 2012.
Published Mar 6, 2012
