Smoke over Eastern Russia

This SeaWiFS image shows substantial smoke being produced by fires in eastern Russia. The East Siberian Sea is at the top of the image. The Japanese island of Hokkaido is in the bottom left corner.

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Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published August 9, 2000
Data acquired August 9, 2000

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning