Satellite Image Of Smoke Over Washington

September 14 2020 9 05 am cbs news 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.

Satellite image of smoke over washington.

The visible satellite imagery is essentially a snapshot of what the satellite sees. For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data. Fires in british columbia smothered parts of that province as well as washington state with thick smoke on august 19 2009. Noaa satellite maps latest 24 hrs.

In satellite images taken by noaa on thursday and friday enormous amounts of smoke created by the fires can be seen extending and spiraling hundreds of miles out over the pacific ocean. Leaflet powered by esri usgs noaa. Satellite images show smoke drifting over washington idaho from british columbia wildfires. Welcome to the washington smoke blog a partnership between state county and federal agencies and indian tribes.

Click the map on the left to see the latest 24 hour imagery of the western hemisphere and pacific ocean from our geostationary operational environmental satellite system goes. A heavy haze of smoke from wildfires in british columbia hangs over northwest washington monday august. And global archive downloadable imagery. If the air monitoring map doesn 39 t display here links to additional monitoring maps can be found under the 39 monitoring amp.

We coordinate to collectively share info for washington communities affected by wildfire smoke. Usfs air quality webcam images. Published by pnw smoke cooperators. 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.

Near the top edge of the image is a cluster of red dots hotspots where modis detected unusually warm surface temperatures associated with wildfires. See the latest washington enhanced weather satellite map including areas of cloud cover. The ineractive map makes it easy to navitgate around the globe.