Satellite View Of California Wildfires Smoke

Noaa s goes17 continues to track the extensive smoke from the wildfires across northern california.

Satellite view of california wildfires smoke.

A loop of satellite imagery created by penn state s department of meteorology provides a close up view of california from space over the course of the last 15 hours revealing the extent of the. 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. Dramatic satellite images show the. Huge stretches of the us are filled with smoke primarily from western wildfires.

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. A nasa satellite view shows just how severe it is. This geocolor view shows the smoke blowing well away for the. The recent satellite and aerial imagery below show california blanketed in dense smoke as flames ignite mountain chaparral and desert regions.

For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. The noaa also shared thursday s view of. 22 2020 captured a view that showed a pall of wildfire smoke covering most of california. New satellite images show the smoke from wildfires that s drifted 600 miles into the pacific ocean and made california s air quality plummet to very unhealthy and hazardous levels.

Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. The suomi npp satellite is run by nasa and the national oceanic. Nasa s terra satellite on monday aug.