{"id":11837,"date":"2012-11-10T23:59:33","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T23:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=11837"},"modified":"2012-11-12T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2012-11-12T16:35:07","slug":"blowing-dust-in-norhern-mexico-southwestern-texas-and-southeastern-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/11837","title":{"rendered":"Blowing dust in northern Mexico, southwestern Texas, and southeastern New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/11\/121110_modis_ir_diff_fronts_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MODIS 11-12 \u00c2\u00b5m IR brightnes temperature difference with surface METAR reports and frontal analysis\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/11\/121110_modis_ir_diff_fronts_anim.gif\" alt=\"MODIS 11-12 \u00c2\u00b5m IR brightnes temperature difference with surface METAR reports and frontal analysis\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MODIS 11-12 \u00c2\u00b5m IR brightnes temperature difference with surface METAR reports and frontal analysis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Strong southwesterly winds <em>(gusting as high as 86 mph in New Mexico and 73 mph in Texas)<\/em> ahead of an advancing cold front were causing dense plumes of blowing dust that restricted surface visibility to 0.5 mile at El Paso, Texas <em>(station identifier KELP)<\/em> on <strong><a title=\"10 November 2012 daily weather map\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/dailywxmap\/index_20121110.html\">10 November 2012<\/a><\/strong>. An AWIPS image of the 1-km resolution MODIS 11-12 \u00c2\u00b5m IR brightness temperature difference (BTD) product <strong><em>(above)<\/em><\/strong> showed the areal coverage of the blowing dust <em>(cyan to yellow color enhancement)<\/em> at 20:17 UTC <em>(3:17 PM local time)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The blowing dust plumes could also be seen on a 250-meter resolution MODIS true-color Red\/Green\/Blue (RGB) image from the <strong><a title=\"SSEC MODIS Today site\" href=\"http:\/\/ge.ssec.wisc.edu\/modis-today\/index.php?satellite=a1&amp;product=true_color&amp;date=2012_11_10_315&amp;overlay_sector=false&amp;overlay_state=true&amp;overlay_coastline=true\">SSEC MODIS Today<\/a><\/strong> site <strong><em>(below)<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/11\/121110_modis_truecolor_blowing_dust_tx_nm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MODIS true-color Red\/Green\/Blue (RGB) image (displayed using Google Earth)\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/11\/121110_modis_truecolor_blowing_dust_tx_nm.jpg\" alt=\"MODIS true-color Red\/Green\/Blue (RGB) image (displayed using Google Earth)\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MODIS true-color Red\/Green\/Blue (RGB) image (displayed using Google Earth)<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/11\/121110_modis_vis_ir_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MODIS 0.65 \u00c2\u00b5m visible channel and 11.0 \u00c2\u00b5m IR channel images\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/11\/121110_modis_vis_ir_anim.gif\" alt=\"MODIS 0.65 \u00c2\u00b5m visible channel and 11.0 \u00c2\u00b5m IR channel images\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">MODIS 0.65 \u00c2\u00b5m visible channel and 11.0 \u00c2\u00b5m IR channel images<\/p><\/div>\n<p>AWIPS comparisons of 1-km resolution MODIS <strong><em>(above)<\/em><\/strong> and Suomi NPP VIIRS <strong><em>(below)<\/em><\/strong> visible channel and IR channel images revealed that the airborne dust exhibited a cooler signature <em>(lighter gray enhancement)<\/em> on the IR imagery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/11\/121110_suomi_npp_viirs_vis_ir_anim.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 \u00c2\u00b5m visible channel and 11.45 \u00c2\u00b5m IR channel images\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/11\/121110_suomi_npp_viirs_vis_ir_anim.gif\" alt=\"Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 \u00c2\u00b5m visible channel and 11.45 \u00c2\u00b5m IR channel images\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suomi NPP VIIRS 0.64 \u00c2\u00b5m visible channel and 11.45 \u00c2\u00b5m IR channel images<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong southwesterly winds (gusting as high as 86 mph in New Mexico and 73 mph in Texas) ahead of an advancing cold front were causing dense plumes of blowing dust that restricted surface visibility to 0.5 mile at El Paso, Texas (station identifier KELP) on 10 November 2012. 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