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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1530 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1530 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1540 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1540 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1550 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1550 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1600 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1600 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1610 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1610 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1620 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1620 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1630 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1630 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1640 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1640 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1650 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1650 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1700 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1700 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1710 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1710 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1720 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Jan 2022 - 1720 UTC
 

About Tropospheric Dust Content

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)