These images are considered raw data with no analysis of fires and or smoke.
Smoke real time satellite fire images.
Explore the world in real time launch web map in new window noaa satellite maps latest 3d scene this high resolution imagery is provided by geostationary weather satellites permanently stationed more than 22 000 miles above the earth.
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The satellite captured a stunning true color image of the wildfires across the u s.
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Hms fire and smoke data products are marked with the time stamp representing the corresponding satellite image acquisition observation time in universal time coordinated utc and date using the julian day calendar 0 365 day of year for regular years 0 366 for leap years.
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Obscuring the surface is a blanket of smoke from california to arkansas with a haze present over the east.
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.
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To view the official analyses by noaa meteorologists please see the hazard mapping system fire and smoke product.
If you would like to view close to real time satellite imagery of the fires you can use nasa s earth observing system data and information system eosdis worldview interactive application which.
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For low cost sensor data a correction equation is also applied to mitigate bias in the sensor data.
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Probable fires will appear as sharp white spots in the reflectivity images.
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