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Document Title: Dust storm over the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia, 1992 (DI02469)
Description: Dust particles in the atmosphere range from about 0.1 microns to 50 microns in diameter (microns are also known as micrometers, abbreviated as µm). The size of dust particles determines how they affect climate and weather, influencing the amount of solar energy in the global atmosphere as well as the formation of clouds and precipitation in more dust-prone regions. The NASA satellite image in this illustration shows a 1992 dust storm over the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia. (Composite illustration ©UCAR)
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Creditline: copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Keywords: DI02469,Jasper Kok,climate change,dust storms,weather forecasting
Filename: DI02469.jpg