Friday, August 19, 2005
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THRU 0015Z August 19, 2005
Alaska/Northwestern Canada:
Persistent fires over central Alaska are producing dense smoke from
eastern Alaska to northern Yukon Territory.
Brown
- 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.