One Fire, Two Plumes

As the smoke from this fire makes clear, surface winds do not always blow in the same direction as those at higher altitudes.

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NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response. Story by Adam Voiland, with information from Colin Seftor (SSAI) and Mike Fromm (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory).

Published July 21, 2017
Data acquired July 8, 2017

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Collection:

MODIS Rapid Response