On 9/19/2020 9:49 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:47:37 -0500, AMuzi wrote:

On 9/18/2020 8:03 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:05:04 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

Yet another smoke map:
https://hwp-viz.gsd.esrl.noaa.gov/smoke/index.html
In the box on the left, click:
HRRR: Near Surface Smoke
Fire Detections
It should look something like this:
http://www.learnbydestroying.com/jef...2020-09-18.jpg

More smoke links:
http://www.learnbydestroying.com/jef...ty%20Links.htm

Regarding Fire/Smoke Map 13 Sep 2020, what are the red dots?

Fire detections also known as hot spots as seen from satellites using
the VIIRS and MODIS data. If you uncheck "Fire Detections" on the
left menu, the red dots will disappear. Here's a better view of the
satellite fire data:
https://firms2.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/
Yes, Africa and South America are on fire.

There's one in Portage WI. I was just there and any massive
conflagrations were well disguised. There's also a red dot
in Chicago where my daughter shared beach snapshots from a
clear dawn, no fires visible.

The satellite imaging is sensitive enough to detect a trash fires,
gasoline refinery gas flaring, volcanoes, large reflective surfaces,
solar power farms, factory rooftops, etc. See the FIRMS FAQ for more
detail than you probably want to read:
https://earthdata.nasa.gov/faq/firms-faq
See the section titled "What caveats should be considered when using
active fire data from FIRMS?" Also, super heated smoke plumes:
https://landweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NPP_QA/displayCase.cgi?esdt=NPP_AF&caseNum=PM_NPP_VAFIP_1 8215&caseLocation=cases_data&action=small




Thank you. I assume the red dot at Portage is the permanent
smoke plume from their huge power plant.

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