January 6, 2023 - Dust near Lake Chad
Dust blows across Chad, Niger and Nigeria
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Multiple plumes of dust spread over central Africa in early January
2023. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on
board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the
airborne dust on January 4.
The dust rises from several areas around Lake Chad, which just below
the center of the image. The light-colored plume in the upper right
comes from the Bodele Depression in Chad, a common source of dust in
this region. Between the mountain ranges in Chad, low-lying land
creates a natural wind tunnel. This natural feature enables wind to
kick up dust and sometimes to transport it halfway around the world,
providing the Amazon with fertile soil.
Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 1/4/2023
Resolutions: 1km (1.7 MB), 500m (4.6 MB), 250m (2.6 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-01-06
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