Global - Dust Storms Data Aqua/Terra Modis - EARTHDATA NASA

Global Coverage. Resolution 10km & 3Km

Dust storms can have an impact on human health, weather patterns as well as cause disruption through flight delays and the closure of highways. Data from Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) are used to monitor and predict dust storms. This information is used by agencies within the Department of Defense to improve resource allocation in remote areas and help promote aircraft safety.

Potentially useful data sets: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aerosol, Corrected Reflectance and Land Surface Reflectance, Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) Dust Score and Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) Aerosol Optical Depth, Absorbing Aerosol Optical Depth and Aerosol Index.

The MODIS Level 2 Near Real Time (NRT) aerosol product, MYD04_L2, provides retrieved ambient aerosol optical properties e.g., optical thickness and size distribution mass concentration lookup table derived reflected and transmitted fluxes as well as quality assurance and other ancillary parameters, globally over ocean and near globally over land at a spatial resolution of 10 km at nadir.

The MODIS Near Real Time (NRT) Level 2 aerosol product MYD04_3K provides retrieved ambient aerosol optical properties e.g. optical thickness and size distribution mass concentration lookup table derived reflected and transmitted fluxes as well as quality assurance and other ancillary parameters globally over ocean and near globally over land at a spatial resolution of 3 km at nadir.

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