Smoke Over Bay Area Satellite Image
We combined landsat s red green and blue bands to make the image.
Smoke over bay area satellite image. This image taken from the same goeswest satellite operated by the noaa national oceanic and atmospheric administration uses geocolor imagery to show the movement of smoke over the region. National weather service enhanced radar image san francisco bay area ca radar go to. Nws bay area nwsbayarea september 28 2020 the post below from the national weather service bay area shows a satellite image of the glass fire compared with live views of the blaze from. Ps 400 602 incredible new satellite images show thick wildfire smoke moving across california and through the bay area over a two day period.
San francisco kgo the fires burning in napa sonoma san mateo and contra costa counties are spreading quickly and letting off so much smoke it s easily visible in satellite imagery. What looks like red in the picture is actually shortwave infrared. Standard version local weather forecast by city st radar status message base reflectivity. San francisco kgo we are getting a new perspective of the wildfires raging around the region and the visible impact to the bay area.
For the second image we added some of the invisible bands. 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. Latest weather radar images from the national weather service. Nws san francisco bay area ca.
A dramatic satellite image captured thursday shows the thick plume of smoke drifting hundreds of miles south over a widespread part of central california and toward los angeles. The first image shows the area the way a human would see it. The two images to the left show the same area in australia with a river and salt pan. The national oceanic and atmospheric administration shared.
For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data.