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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Tropospheric Dust Content at 37°N - 127°W - North Pacific Ocean

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2326 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2326 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2327 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2327 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2328 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2328 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2329 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2329 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2330 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2330 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2331 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2331 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2333 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2333 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2334 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2334 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2335 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2335 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2336 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2336 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2337 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2337 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2338 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2338 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2339 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2339 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2340 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2340 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2341 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2341 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2342 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2342 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2344 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2344 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2345 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2345 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2346 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2346 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2347 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2347 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2348 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2348 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2349 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2349 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2350 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2350 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2352 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2352 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2353 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2353 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2354 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2354 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2355 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2355 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2356 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2356 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2357 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2357 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2359 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Nov 2024 - 2359 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)