This false-color image shows where airborne particles absorbed sunlight over the Arctic on August 1-2, 2009. The aerosols resulted from multiple large fires in the region.
Published Aug 12, 2009
The aerosol index offers a way to see the long reach of forest fires and dust storms.
Published Jul 29, 2014
March 31, 2007, marked opening ceremonies for the first “Green China Day,” established to increase awareness of the need for environmental protection. As reported by ShanghaiDaily.com, however, the ceremony in Beijing saw an unwelcome guest: Gobi Desert dust. Roughly 2,000 kilometers south of the capital city, air quality also suffered, in this case from fires in Southeast Asia.
Published Apr 5, 2007
Satellite instruments such as CALIPSO can measure the distribution of aerosols in a vertical slice of the atmosphere, as with this dust plume off the west coast of Africa on April 22, 2010.
Published Nov 27, 2010
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