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GOES-West - Sector view: Pacific Northwest - Tropospheric Dust Content

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1326 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1326 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1341 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1341 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1346 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1346 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1351 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1351 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1401 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1401 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1406 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1406 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1411 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1411 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1416 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1416 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1426 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1426 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1431 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1431 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1436 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1436 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1441 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1441 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1451 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1451 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1456 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1456 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1506 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1506 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1511 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1511 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1516 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1516 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1521 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1521 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1536 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1536 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1546 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1546 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1551 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1551 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1556 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1556 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1601 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1601 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1606 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 20 Apr 2024 - 1606 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
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)