NASA: USA - Rim Fire Smoke and Burn Scar - 09.02.13

acquired August 31, 2013 download large image (2 MB, JPEG, 2200x2800)

acquired August 31, 2013

Smoke from the Rim Fire choked Yosemite National Park during the busy Labor Day Weekend. Air quality reached unhealthy levels from Yosemite to the San Joaquin Valley, warned the National Weather Service in an air quality alert.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this view of the fire and smoke on August 31, 2013. Red boxes outline the active fire areas detected by MODIS. The smoke is brown and smooth in texture compared to the bright white clouds.
The smoke is thick, entirely blocking the view of the ground from space. From the ground, the smoke obscured Yosemite’s normally pristine views. The lower photos contrast August 31 and September 2, 2013, from the National Park Service’s Turtleback Dome webcam. Turtleback Dome is south of the Rim Fire, immediately west of Yosemite Valley.

1. References

2. California Smoke Information (2013, August 31) Air quality alerts and advisories. Accessed September 2, 2013.
3. InciWeb (2013, September 2) Rim Fire. Accessed September 2, 2013.
4. NBC News (2013, September 2) Rim Fire at 225,000 acres as Calif. officials search for cause of massive blaze. Accessed September 2, 2013.
5. U.S. Air Quality (2013, August 31) Weekend edition: Breaking up the monotony. Accessed September 2, 2013.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Photos courtesy National Park Service. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Instrument: 

Aqua - MODIS

acquired August 30, 2013 download large image (11 MB, JPEG, 4614x4614)

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this false-color image of the Rim fire burning in and near Yosemite National Park on August 30, 2013. The image, based on ASTER’s observations of visible and infrared light, highlights the contrast between burned and unburned vegetation. Unburned vegetation appears bright red, whereas burned areas are gray. Thick plumes of smoke are also visible billowing from the fire.

1. References and Further Reading

2. The Atlantic Wire (2013, August 30) Watch a Terrifying and Beautiful Timelapse of the Yosemite Rim Fire. Accessed August 30, 2013.
3. InciWeb (2013, August 30) Rim Fire. Accessed August 30, 2013.
4. NASA Earth Observatory (2013, August 27) A Nighttime View of California’s Rim Fire.
5. NASA Earth Observatory (2013, August 22) Rim Fire, California.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data from NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Instrument: 

Terra - ASTER

NASA: USA - Rim Fire Smoke and Burn Scar - 09.02.13

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