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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Tropospheric Dust Content at 11°N - 41°W - North Atlantic Ocean

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1215 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1215 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1216 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1216 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1217 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1217 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1218 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1218 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1219 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1219 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1220 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1220 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1221 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1221 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1222 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1222 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1223 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1223 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1224 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1224 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1225 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1225 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1226 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1226 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1227 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1227 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1228 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1228 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1229 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1229 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1230 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1230 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1231 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1231 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1232 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1232 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1233 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1233 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1234 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1234 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1235 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1235 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1236 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1236 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1237 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1237 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1238 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1238 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1239 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1239 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1240 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1240 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1241 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1241 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1242 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1242 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1243 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1243 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1244 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Sep 2023 - 1244 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)