Aerosols from Earth Probe TOMS: Transatlantic Dust Event in July 2000

  • Released Thursday, June 14, 2001
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Saharan dust storms raise dust that is carried in the upper atmosphere across the Atlantic Ocean. That dust can land as far west as the Caribbean and the Americas. This dust can carry potentially hazardous bacteria and fungi.

An animation showing dust being blown westward over the Atlantic from northern Africa in July 2000, from aerosol measurements taken by Earth Probe TOMS

Video slate image reads, "EP TOMS July 2000 Transatlantic Dust Event".

Video slate image reads, "EP TOMS July 2000 Transatlantic Dust Event".

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

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