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GOES-East - Sector view: Southern Rockies - Tropospheric Dust Content

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Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0551 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0551 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0556 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0556 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0611 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0611 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0616 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0616 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0621 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0621 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0626 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0626 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0636 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0636 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0641 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0641 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0701 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0701 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0711 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0711 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0736 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 0736 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1001 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1001 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1026 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1026 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1041 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1041 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1046 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1046 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1051 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1051 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1056 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1056 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1101 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1101 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1106 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1106 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1116 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1116 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1121 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1121 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1126 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1126 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1131 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1131 UTC Latitude / Longitude grid
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1136 UTC
Tropospheric Dust Content - RGB for identifying tropospheric dust - 09 May 2024 - 1136 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)