October 28, 2021 - Dust and Smoke over the Arabian Sea
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Widespread haze spread over the Arabian Sea south of Pakistan and west
of India in late October 2021. The light tan shroud appears to be a
combination of dust from the deserts of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan
as well as smoke from agricultural fires in northwestern India and
northeastern Pakistan pouring southward along the green corridor of the
Indus River.
Viewing MODIS imagery over the last week shows sheets of dust rising
from the Registan-North Pakistan sandy desert region on October 22 then
spreading southward. Another pulse of sand rose on October 25 and
followed a similar path. Meanwhile, many dozens of fires burning in the
rich agricultural lands of Pakistan and India produced thick blankets
of smoke each day which spread south and eastward. The southern-most
smoke mingled with the sheets of dust to create a haze over the
northern Arabian Sea.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of the haze
created, at least primarily, by dust and smoke on October 26. It is
possible that other pollutants, such as industrial haze, are also part
of the mix.
Image Facts
Satellite: Terra
Date Acquired: 10/26/2021
Resolutions: 1km (1.4 MB), 500m (4 MB), 250m (2.7 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2021-10-28
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