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GOES-West Mesoscale view - Tropospheric Dust Content at 38°N - 118°W - Esmeralda County, NV

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1829 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1829 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1830 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1830 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1831 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1832 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1833 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1833 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1834 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1834 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1835 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1835 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1836 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1837 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1838 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1839 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1839 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1840 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1840 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1841 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1841 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1842 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1842 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1843 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1843 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1844 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1844 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1845 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1845 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1846 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1846 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1847 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1847 UTC
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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1848 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1849 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1849 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1850 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1850 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1851 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1851 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1853 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1853 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1854 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1854 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1855 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1855 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1856 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1856 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1857 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1857 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1858 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1858 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1859 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 27 Jan 2025 - 1859 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)