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April 23, 2008 - Smoke from Russian fires over the Pacific Ocean
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Russian wildfires sent smoke over the Kamchatka Peninsula and Pacific Ocean in late April 2008. A likely combination of naturally occurring and agricultural fires south of Lake Baikal and north of the Amur River produced smoke plumes hundreds of kilometers long.
The MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite took this picture on April 21, 2008. This image shows a combination of smoke and clouds hovering over the icy-white Kamchatka Peninsula and the surrounding waters. Compared to clouds, the smoke is a grimy shade of beige, especially in the northwest. Over the ocean, however, the smoke appears pale, although it is slightly darker and more translucent than the clouds.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 04/21/2008
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Russian wildfires sent smoke over the Kamchatka Peninsula and Pacific Ocean in late April 2008. A likely combination of naturally occurring and agricultural fires south of Lake Baikal and north of the Amur River produced smoke plumes hundreds of kilometers long.
The MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite took this picture on April 21, 2008. This image shows a combination of smoke and clouds hovering over the icy-white Kamchatka Peninsula and the surrounding waters. Compared to clouds, the smoke is a grimy shade of beige, especially in the northwest. Over the ocean, however, the smoke appears pale, although it is slightly darker and more translucent than the clouds.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 04/21/2008
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
