Smoke and Aerosols Over North America (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Smoke and Aerosols Over North America

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In North America, Suomi NPP's OMPS detected smoke and aerosols from fires over Canada's Yukon Territories. Aerosol concentrations were very high over the Yukon fires due to a pyrocumulus event that occurred on 11 September. In the image, there is also light brown area of smoke that looks like a letter "C" on its side. The image also shows a low pressure system (the area of spiraled clouds) off the coast of western Canada.

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Credit: NASA/NOAA, Colin Seftor

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