Satellite Image Of Smoke Over Western Us

Here s an eye opening satellite photo captured by nasa showing the wildfires and smoke dominating the landscape of the western united states.

Satellite image of smoke over western us.

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. Goes 17 is operated by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa. Take control of your data. Click on a region to view images and animations for that region.

Leaflet powered by esri usgs noaa. Nasa s aqua captured the visible left and. Coverage area depictions are approximate. The visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on the suomi npp satellite acquired this image top on august 15 2018.

Published by pnw smoke cooperators. Smoke is seen hovering over much of western north america and central canada. Conus imaging sector and 10min observations over the entire western hemisphere full disk imaging sector with two satellites positioned at 75 2 o w goes 16 launched on november 2016 and 137 2 o w goes 17 launched on march 2018. Much of the smoke and associated pollution rises high into the atmosphere where it does not pose an immediate threat to people.

We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good. The latest installment in this series is a satellite image of the western united states showing the vast amounts of smoke produced by its wildfires as they burn. Noaa nasa s suomi npp satellite captured two recent images of the united states and both images show that the winds have changed yet again blowing the smoke from western fires back to the east and crossing the continental u s. Nasa helps develop and launch the goes series of satellites.

Goes west pacus full disk pacific northwest pacific southwest u s. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. Smoke has spread across large swaths of the western united states and the pacific ocean. Usfs air quality webcam images.

In the morning of august 20 2020 in california the geostationary operational environmental satellite 17 captured a natural color image of the smoke above. Goes active fire detection data.