Monday, October 13, 2008
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z OCTOBER 13, 2008
California:
A narrow plume of light smoke extended 165 km to the southwest of a fire
in the San Francisco Bay area.
Moderate to heavy smoke from the Marek fire in LA County extended west
southwest over the Pacific for 260 km.
- 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.