Satellite View Of California Wildfire Smoke
The recent satellite and aerial imagery below show california blanketed in dense smoke as flames ignite mountain chaparral and desert regions.
Satellite view of california wildfire smoke. 20 2020 top and the same area seen by high. They show the smoke drifting from oregon heading south into california and through the san francisco bay area over a two day period starting on sept. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency.
Wildfires across california oregon and washington have killed at least 35 people scorched over 4 million acres and sent thick smoke and ash into the skies. These landscapes exist within a changing fire. This combination of satellite images shows the lnu lightning complex wildfire burning to the west of healdsburg in sonoma county california on aug. Satellite images capture the long plume of wildfire smoke drifting over california wildfires burning in the bay area and in northern los angeles county have generated widespread smoke in.
Noaa s goes17 continues to track the extensive smoke from the wildfires across northern california. The fire and smoke map shows fine particulate 2 5 micron pm 2 5 pollution data obtained from air quality monitors and sensors information is shown on both the epa s air quality index scale using the nowcast aqi algorithm and also as hourly pm 2 5 concentration values. The space agency s terra satellite on monday captured a view posted in a blog on nasa s website that showed a pall of wildfire smoke covering most of california. Get the latest updates on nasa missions watch nasa tv live and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.
Dramatic satellite images show the.