Asian Smoke

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and ORBIMAGE, Scientific Visualization Studio. NOTE: All SeaWiFS images and data presented on this web site are for research and educational use only. All commercial use of SeaWiFS data must be coordinated with ORBIMAGE (http://www.orbimage.com).

Asian Smoke Seen by SeaWiFS

Hundreds of forest fires continue to burn across the boreal forests of Russia, releasing thick clouds of smoke that are spreading as far south as South Korea and central China.

Smoke innudates Asia on May 19, 2003

Metadata

  • Sensor

    OrbView-2/SeaWiFS

  • Animation ID

    2739

  • Video ID

    None

  • Start Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • End Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • Animator

    Lori Perkins

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2003/05/21

  • Scientist

    Gene Feldman (NASA/GSFC)

  • Keywords

    Fires, Smoke, GCMD--Location--China, GCMD--Location--Russia, Boreal Forest

  • DLESE Subject

    Natural hazards, Atmospheric science, Climatology

  • Georeference Data

    106E, 26N, 169E, 68N

  • Data Date

    2003/05/19

  • Animation Type

    Regular