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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the sandy scene on March 5.

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English: Windy weather sent a heavy blanket of dust across the eastern Mediterranean Sea in early March 2018. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the sandy scene on March 5.

Heavy winds, known as sirocco, are common in this area in the spring months, often carry dust from North Africa over the Mediterranean Sea and northward towards the coasts of Europe. In this case, the heavy layer of dust lies underneath the higher, white clouds and do not appear to mingle with them.

The island of Cyprus can be seen covered in a tan haze in the eastern Mediterranean. According to a report by the Cyprus Mail Online, hourly concentration of respirable particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 10mm (PM 10) was 407 μg/m3 in Nicosia and 289.4 μg/m3 in Paphos on March 5, with high PM 10 counts continuing through March 6. The safe limit is considered 50 μg/m3.
Date Taken on 5 March 2018
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Author Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
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