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GOES-West CONUS - Tropospheric Dust Content

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1131 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1131 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1136 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1136 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1141 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1141 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1146 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1146 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1151 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1151 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1156 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1156 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1201 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1201 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1206 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1206 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1211 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1211 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1216 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1216 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1221 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1221 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1226 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1226 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1231 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1231 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1236 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1236 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1241 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1241 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1246 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1246 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1251 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1251 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1256 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1256 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1301 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1301 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1306 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1306 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1311 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1311 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1316 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1316 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1321 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1321 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1326 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 12 Oct 2024 - 1326 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)