California Satellite Imagery Smoke

19 2020 noaa s goes west satellite captured the above geocolor image loop of massive wildfire smoke plumes billowing from california and areas of the rocky mountains.
California satellite imagery smoke. These landscapes exist within a changing fire. One image tweeted by the national weather service weather prediction center shows a massive swath of smoke moving across the united states here is a visible satellite image valid at 2pm pdt. 8 2020 the goeswest focused in on the oregonfires and. 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 modis instrument on nasa s terra satellite captured this image of smoke from california wildfires blowing westward over the pacific ocean on sept. Striking satellite imagery shows how the fires are unfolding. The national oceanic and atmospheric administration shared satellite images of thick smoke over california this week. Smoke from the west coast s ferocious firestorms continued to cause pollution problems in california and was expected to waft into europe this week.
The historic fires have had air quality. An image from nasa s suomi npp satellite on monday aug. 22 2020 shows yellow and red areas indicating heavy levels of aerosols from california wildfire smoke extending all the way to. To the north a mid latitude cyclone spins over the gulf of alaska while hurricane genevieve continues its path toward baja california.
Even healthy people are reporting headaches bloody noses etc during this current smoke event jen said.