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Siberian Smoke on the Move

Wildfires in southern Siberia lofted smoke high into the troposphere.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using expediated data provided by the CALIPSO team. Natural colour VIIRS data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Adam Voiland, with information from the PryoCb Yahoo group.

Published April 23, 2015
Data acquired April 15, 2015

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
CALIPSO > CALIOP
Suomi NPP > VIIRS