NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Sees Pollution from Intense Fires in Southern Western Australia (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Sees Pollution from Intense Fires in Southern Western Australia

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On Feb. 5, 2015, several bushfires were raging near the city of Northcliff, located in southern Western Australia, triggering smoke alerts and generating aerosols that were detected by NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite.

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NASA/NOAA/OMPS Team, NASA Goddard

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