Desert wind blows across the Mediterranean Sea

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 14 April 2019 at 07:44:23 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 14 April 2019 at 10:36:24 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 22 April 2019 from 08:16:24 to 08:19:24, from 09:14:53 to 09:57:23 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 22 April 2019 from 11:26:30 to 11:31:30 & from 13:06:30 to 13:11:30 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Atmosphere, dust plume, sand tongue, wind, Sahara desert, Mediterranean sea, Spain, France, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (22.04.2019) - 10,6,3 colour composite - Originating from the Sahara, a large sand tongue crossed the Mediterranean sea.
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Fig. 2 - S5P (22.04.2019) - Aerosol Index 380nm/340nm - Carried north, it reached southern Europe the 22nd, northern Europe the 23rd.
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Fig. 3 - S3 OLCI (14.04.2019) - 10,6,3 colour composite - Two large dust plumes crossed Cyprus and bordered the Mashrek.
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Fig. 4 - S5P (14.04.2019) - Aerosol Index 380nm/340nm with colour map - Both plumes pushed as far as central Anatolia.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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