Dust squalls over central Sahel
5 July 2010 00:00 UTC
Photo credit: Emmanuel Kploguede (EAMAC).
On 5 July 2010, Meteosat-9 observed a well organised mesoscale convective system over the central Sahel, particularly noticeable is the associated huge dust cloud.
Last Updated
28 September 2022
Published on
05 July 2010
By Emmanuel Kploguede (EAMAC – Niamey)
The dust undercuts the leading edge of the mesoscale convective system (MCS) as a dust-wall (see lower image) associated with the passage of the gust front at Niamey (marked by a yellow dot).
Note that the leading dust wall over Niamey is not seen on the satellite image because of the higher-level clouds overlying the dust layer. Looking at the hourly animation (29 June 21:00 UTC–8 July 07:00 UTC), another big dust squall can be seen on 2–3 July over Niger and Mali.
