{"id":37928,"date":"2020-08-07T17:59:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T17:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=37928"},"modified":"2020-08-14T16:09:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:09:32","slug":"blowing-dust-off-the-coast-of-namibia-and-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/37928","title":{"rendered":"Blowing dust off the coast of Namibia and South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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VIIRS True Color RGB images from Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>A sequence of 3 VIIRS True Color Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images from Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 as visualized using RealEarth<\/strong><\/a> (above)<\/strong> <\/em>showed plumes of blowing dust moving off the coast of Namibia and South Africa on 07 August 2020.<\/p>\n

EUMETSAT<\/strong><\/a> Meteosat-11 Visible (0.6 \u00b5m) images (below)<\/strong><\/em> displayed the motion of the dust plumes during the daytime hours.<\/p>\n

\"Meteosat-11<\/a>

Meteosat-11 Visible (0.6 \u00b5m)<\/em> images [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>A plot of surface data from Luderitz, Namibia (station identifier FYLZ) is shown below; it indicated that winds gusted to 36 knots (41 mph) at 08 UTC.<\/p>\n

\"Plot<\/a>

Plot of surface data from Luderitz, Namibia [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>H\/T to Santiago Gass\u00f3 for bringing this event to our attention.
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#sentinel2<\/a> had a not-so-centered overpass, but some of the northern plumes seem to me like sand although there are plumes coming of the pan further inland. #highlatitudedust<\/a> @sheffield_dust<\/a> @jobullard<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/pBaIQf2Z3v<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4hwnR59CNa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Santiago Gass\u00f3 (@SanGasso) August 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n