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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Tropospheric Dust Content at 35°N - 106°W - Torrance County, NM

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2029 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2033 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2034 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2035 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2037 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2038 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2039 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2040 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2041 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2042 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2043 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2044 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2044 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2045 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2045 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2046 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2046 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2047 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2047 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2048 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2049 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2050 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2050 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2051 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2051 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2052 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2052 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2053 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2053 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2054 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2054 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2055 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2056 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2057 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2057 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2058 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 14 Oct 2023 - 2058 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)