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GOES-East Mesoscale view - Tropospheric Dust Content at 38°N - 91°W - Washington County, MO

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0427 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0427 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0428 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0428 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0429 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0430 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0430 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0431 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0431 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0432 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0432 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0433 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0433 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0434 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0435 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0436 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0436 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0437 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0437 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0438 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0438 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0439 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0439 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0440 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0440 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0441 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0442 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0442 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0443 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0443 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0444 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0444 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0445 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0445 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0447 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0447 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0448 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0448 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0449 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0449 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0450 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0450 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0451 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0451 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0452 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0452 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0453 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0453 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0454 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0454 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0455 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0455 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0456 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0456 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0457 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 16 Aug 2024 - 0457 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)