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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Tropospheric Dust Content at 17°N - 78°W - South of Jamaica

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2101 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2101 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2102 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2102 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2104 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2105 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2105 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2106 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2106 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2107 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2107 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2108 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2108 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2109 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2109 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2110 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2110 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2111 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2112 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2112 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2113 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2113 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2114 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2114 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2115 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2115 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2116 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2116 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2117 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2117 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2118 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2118 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2119 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2119 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2120 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2120 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2121 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2121 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2122 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2122 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2123 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2123 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2124 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2124 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2125 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2125 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2126 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2126 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2127 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2127 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2128 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2128 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2129 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2129 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2130 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2130 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2131 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 05 Nov 2024 - 2131 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)