Happy Monday! GOESEast can see quite a bit of dust blowing over the Atlantic from the Sahara Desert this morning as the sun rises over the region. Learn more about this mass of dry, dusty air, known as the Saharan Air Layer:
The Saharan Air Layer: What is it? Why does NOAA track it?As we move through the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, you will no doubt hear a lot about the Saharan Air Layer—a mass of very dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer and early fall. This layer can travel and impact locations thousands of miles away from its African origins, which is one reason why NOAA uses the lofty perspective of its satellites to track it.
SAL activity typically ramps up in mid-June and peaks from late June to mid-August, with new outbreaks occurring every three to five days. During this peak period, it is common for individual SAL outbreaks to reach farther to the west—as far west as Florida, Central America and even Texas—and cover extensive areas of the Atlantic .
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