Thursday, November 08, 2007
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z November 08, 2007
California:
A fire in Mariposa county of central California is producing a thin to
moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving both northeasterly and
southerly and influcing locally.
Zhong
- Unless otherwise indicated:
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- Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
- Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
- A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
- Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.