NASA's 2013 HS3 Mission to Delve into Saharan Dust

NASA's 2013 HS3 mission will investigate whether Saharan dust and its associated warm and dry air, known as the Saharan Air Layer favors or suppresses the development of tropical cyclones.

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A well-defined plume of dust swept across the entire Atlantic Ocean on June 24, 2009
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