Pacific Northwest Satellite Images Of Oregon Fires

A stunning 3 1 million acres have burned this year in california noaa nasa s suomi npp satellite captured these series of images made into an animated gif showing the winds changing.
Pacific northwest satellite images of oregon fires. At night the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus while gray to. A couple from oregon who lost their home in the state s devastating wildfires last month are lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed against the pacific power utility and its parent company. In satellite images taken by noaa on thursday and friday enormous amounts of smoke created by the fires can be seen extending and spiraling hundreds of miles out over the pacific ocean. Geocolor is a multispectral product composed of true color using a simulated green component during the daytime and an infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night.
During the day the imagery looks approximately as it would appear when viewed with human eyes from space.