Sunday, April 5, 2015

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1720Z April 5, 2015

SMOKE
Midwest US:
A mixed plume of light to medium density smoke was visible this morning
in satellite imagery moving eastward extending from Iowa, Indiana, and
Wisconsin. This smoke originates from the large amount of prescribed
agricultural burning that took place yesterday and earlier this week in
the Central Plains and Midwest region.

DUST
California:
A large plume of Asian dust is visible moving across the Pacific SE
approaching the southern California coast this morning.

AEROSOLS
Northeast US:
A large plume of unknown aerosols were seen moving eastward into the
Atlantic Ocean extending from Massachusetts as far south as Maryland. The
plumes are first visible at 1145Z and continue until 1545Z in GOES-E
imagery.

Canadian/US Border:
Large plumes of unknown aerosols were seen moving SE from Manitoba and
Ontario down into Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Plumes begin at
1230Z and continue until 1500Z in GOES-W imagery.

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THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS
OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME
DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE
FIRE..TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF
THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO
THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE:

JPEG:   http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/hms.html
GIS:    http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm
KML:    http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • 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.