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GOES-West - Sector view: Southeastern Alaska - Tropospheric Dust Content

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1230 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1230 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1240 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1240 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1250 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1250 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1300 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1300 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1310 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1310 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1320 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1320 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1330 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1330 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1340 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1340 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1350 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1350 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1400 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1400 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1410 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1410 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1420 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1420 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1430 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1430 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1440 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1440 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1450 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1450 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1500 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1500 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1510 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1510 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1520 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1520 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1530 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1530 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1540 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1540 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1550 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1550 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1600 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1600 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1610 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1610 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1620 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Dec 2024 - 1620 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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)