Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search Natural Color Brightness Temperature NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison Natural ColorBrightness Temperature NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison Natural Color Brightness Temperature CurtainToggle2-Up Image Details A smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) rises from the Widemouth 2 fire in Utah in these images captured by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. The left image is natural color; the right image is false color, revealing cloud-top brightness temperatures below -40°C, a commonly used threshold for identifying pyroCbs.
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Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search Natural Color Brightness Temperature NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison Natural ColorBrightness Temperature NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison Natural Color Brightness Temperature CurtainToggle2-Up Image Details A smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) rises from the Widemouth 2 fire in Utah in these images captured by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. The left image is natural color; the right image is false color, revealing cloud-top brightness temperatures below -40°C, a commonly used threshold for identifying pyroCbs. NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison. Scientists have long known that volcanoes can launch large quantities of particles into the stratosphere.
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- Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search Natural Color Brightness Temperature NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison Natural ColorBrightness Temperature NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison Natural Color Brightness Temperature CurtainToggle2-Up Image Details A smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) rises from the Widemouth 2 fire in Utah in these images captured by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. The left image is natural color; the right image is false color, revealing cloud-top brightness temperatures below -40°C, a commonly used threshold for identifying pyroCbs.
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