Smoke from California fires across Southwest United States

On October 29, 2003, a shift in the winds over the Southwest U.S. sent smoke from the California wildfires (marked in red at left) northeastward to Nevada and eastward to Arizona. This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image is from the Terra satellite on the afternoon of October 29.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published October 30, 2003
Data acquired October 29 - 29, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response