MARCI weather report, May 6-12, 2019

MARCI-May-10-2019We are now well into northern spring, and dust storm activity is picking up in the northern hemisphere. Numerous dust storms were observed near the seasonal north polar cap edge (presently ~60° N) throughout the past week. Several of these storms lifted dust that travelled northward over the residual north polar cap. Several smaller short-lived dust storms were also observed in the south mid-latitudes. Water ice clouds were present throughout the… [More at link, including video]

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