A small pyroCb cloud developed from the Pioneer Fire in Idaho during the evening hours on 19 August 2016, which difted quickly to the southwest; GOES-15 (GOES-West) 0.63 µm Visible and 3.9 µm Shortwave Infrared images (below) showed the fire hot spot (red pixels on the 3.9 µm images) and the pyroCb plume in the visible. Since the pyroCb occurred […]
A pyroCb cloud developed from the Maple Fire in far northwestern Wyoming during the late afternoon hours on 15 August 2016; GOES-15 (GOES-West) 0.63 µm Visible, 3.9 µm Shortwave Infrared and 10.7 µm Infrared Window images (above; also available as an MP4) showed the fire hot spot (red pixels on the 3.9 µm images) and […]
On 27 July a pyroCb formed from the Beaver Creek Fire in Colorado. GOES-15 detected the smoke plumes and pyroCu cloud, as well as the fire hot spot. The pyroCb (40.9º N, 106.6º W) formed around 21:30 UTC . Starting at 23:30 UTC on 27 July, the animation below (also available as an MP4) )shows GOES-15 (GOES-West) 0.63 […]
On 25 July a pyroCb formed from the Lava Mountain Fire in Wyoming. GOES-15 detected the smoke plumes and pyroCu cloud, as well as the fire hot spot. The pyroCb (43.6º N, 109.9º W) formed around 21:30 UTC . Starting at 20:30 UTC on 25 July, the animation below (also available as an MP4) )shows GOES-15 (GOES-West) 0.63 […]
On 18 July a pyroCu formed in Wyoming. GOES-15 detected the smoke plumes and pyroCu cloud, as well as the fire hot spot. The pyroCu (43.2º N, 110.5º W) formed from the Cliff Creek Fire around 21:00 UTC . Starting at 20:30 UTC on 18 July, the animation below (also available as an MP4) )shows GOES-15 (GOES-West) 0.63 […]
On 15 July two pyroCbs formed in the interior of Alaska. GOES-15 detected the smoke plumes and pyroCb clouds, as well as the fire hot spots. The first pyroCb (65.8º N, 155.5º W) formed from the Dulbi Flats fire around 1:30 UTC . The second pyroCb (66.6º N, 153.8ºW ) formed from the Hog Fire, […]
