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GOES-West - Sector view: U.S. Pacific Coast - Tropospheric Dust Content

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1430 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1430 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1440 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1440 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1450 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1450 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1500 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1500 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1510 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1510 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1520 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1520 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1530 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1530 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1540 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1540 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1600 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1600 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1610 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1610 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1620 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1620 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1630 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1630 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1640 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1640 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1650 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1650 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1700 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1700 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1710 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1710 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1720 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1720 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1730 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1730 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1740 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1740 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1750 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1750 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1800 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1800 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1810 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1810 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1820 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1820 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1830 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1830 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)