{"id":40262,"date":"2021-03-16T23:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T23:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=40262"},"modified":"2021-03-18T01:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:05:40","slug":"sandstorm-hits-beijing-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/40262","title":{"rendered":"Sandstorm hits Beijing China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 625px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-40262-1\" width=\"625\" height=\"315\" loop preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/HIMAWARI-8_AHI_dust_20210313_0000_to_20210316_2300_Beijinganim.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/HIMAWARI-8_AHI_dust_20210313_0000_to_20210316_2300_Beijinganim.mp4\">https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/HIMAWARI-8_AHI_dust_20210313_0000_to_20210316_2300_Beijinganim.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Himawari-8 Dust RGB imagery, 0000 UTC 13 March 2021 through 2300 UTC 16 March 2021<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/center>The BBC reported that Beijing, the Capitol of China, was hit on 15 March by the worst sandstorm in a decade (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-56399267\">link<\/a>).\u00a0 The linked-to article noted pollution levels 160 times the recommended limit! The dust and sand that overspread the city originated in Mongolia, and the dust RGB animation above (click <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/HIMAWARI-8_AHI_dust_20210313_0000_to_20210316_2300_Beijinganim.gif\">here<\/a> for an animated gif), shows dust appearing on 14 March and spreading rapidly southeast behind a propagating extratropical cyclone.\u00a0 Multiple mid-layer clouds somewhat interfere with the dust\/sand detection (bright red\/magenta in the dust RGB shown), but the origins in Mongolia after 0600 UTC on 14 March, and the quick spread south by 1800 UTC on 15 March are apparent.<\/p>\n<p>The toggle below compares Himawari-8 true-color imagery and the dust RGB at 0330 UTC on 15 March.\u00a0 The dust\/sand is apparent in the True Color imagery as well as in the RGB.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40268\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/HIMAWARI-8_AHI_true_color_dustRGB_20210315_0330Toggle.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40268\" class=\"wp-image-40268\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/HIMAWARI-8_AHI_true_color_dustRGB_20210315_0330Toggle.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-40268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Himawari-8 True Color Imagery and Dust RGB, 0330 UTC on March 15 2021 (Click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Himawari-8 imagery is courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jma.go.jp\/jma\/indexe.html\">JMA<\/a>.\u00a0 Image processing used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/software\/geo2grid\/\">Geo2Grid<\/a> software.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2021\/03\/210313_210316_asia_surface_analyses_anim.gif\">This animation of surface analyses<\/a> from 13-16 March 2021 (courtesy KMA) was created by Scott Bachmeier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Himawari-8 Dust RGB imagery, 0000 UTC 13 March 2021 through 2300 UTC 16 March 2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The BBC reported that Beijing, the Capitol of China, was hit on 15 March by the worst sandstorm in a decade (link).\u00a0 The linked-to article noted pollution levels 160 times the recommended limit! 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