Satellite California Fires Smoke Map

Each satellite has unique detection and data refresh capabilities.

Satellite california fires smoke map.

Nasa said on its website. To view the most complete information about a specific potential fire select all satellite data available. Incredible new satellite images show thick wildfire smoke moving across california and through the bay area over a two day period. Smoke can contain many.

Fire origins mark the fire fighter s best guess of where the fire started. As the southwestern united states endures a record heat wave the. This map contains four different types of data. The historic fires have had air quality.

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. Using the map below you can view potential fire detection data provided by these six satellites as they monitor the state of california from space. 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 satellites track california wildfire s smoke plumes and burn scars from space by elizabeth howell a month ago this false color map created using data from nasa s terra satellite shows the.

11 counties change colors on ca reopening map. How to use this map. Smoke from the west coast s ferocious firestorms continued to cause pollution problems in california and was expected to waft into europe this week. Fire and smoke fire data is updated hourly based upon input from incident intelligence sources gps data infrared ir imagery from fixed wing and satellite platforms.

To the north a mid latitude cyclone spins over the gulf of alaska while hurricane genevieve continues its path toward baja california. Air quality pm 2 5 information from official monitors is shown as circles air quality pm 2 5 information from temporary monitors placed by agencies during smoke events is show as triangles air quality pm 2 5 information from low cost sensors is shown as squares large fire incidents as fire icons satellite fire detections as small glowing points and smoke plume.