Sahara sand blast reaches south-east Europe

Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 21 April 2022 from 10:57:51 to 12:37:50 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 22 April 2022 from 10:37:50 to 14:02:50 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 23 April 2022 from 10:17:50 from 13:42:50 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 24 April 2022 from 11:37:51 to 13:22:51 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Atmosphere, air quality, Italy, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Moldavia, Ukraine, Turkey
Fig. 1 - S5P TROPOMI (21.04.2022) - Aerosol Index - A wind blowing north-east sent a dust plume across the Mediterranean Sea.
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Fig. 2 - S5P TROPOMI (22.04.2022) - Aerosol Index - This tongue went beyond Greece, up to Romania and Turkey.
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Fig. 3 - S5P TROPOMI (23.04.2022) - Aerosol Index - While the first sand blast drifts east, another one pushes in the direction of Italy.
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Fig. 4 - S5P TROPOMI (24.04.2022) - Aerosol Index - The second plume flew over Albania, reaching, Hungary, Moldavia and west of Ukraine.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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