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GOES-West CONUS - Tropospheric Dust Content

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1636 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1636 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1641 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1641 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1646 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1646 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1651 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1651 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1656 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1656 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1701 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1701 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1706 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1706 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1711 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1711 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1716 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1716 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1721 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1721 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1726 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1726 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1731 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1731 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1736 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1736 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1741 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1741 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1746 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1746 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1751 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1751 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1756 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1756 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1801 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1801 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1806 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1806 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1811 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1811 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1816 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1816 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1821 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1821 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1826 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1826 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1831 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 08 Dec 2024 - 1831 UTC
legend for Dust RBG

Dust RGB key:

1 - Dust plume, day (bright magenta, pink) Note: Dust at night becomes purple shades below 3 km

2 - Low, water cloud (light purple)

3 - Desert surface, day (light blue)

4 - Mid, thick clouds (tan shades)

5 - Mid, thin cloud (green)

6 - Cold, thick clouds (red)

7 - High, thin ice clouds (black)

8 - Very thin clouds, over warm surface (blue)


Dust RGB Dust can be hard to see in visible and infrared imagery because it is optically thin, or because it appears similar to other cloud types such as cirrus. The RGB product is able to contrast airborne dust from clouds using band differencing and the IR thermal channel. The IR band differencing allows dust storms to be observed during both daytime and at night.

• For more details, see the Dust RGB Quick Guide, (PDF, 978 KB)