Asian Smoke Seen by SeaWiFS

  • Released Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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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.

This animation zooms down to Asia without smoke and gradually dissolves in the May 19, 2003, smoke-covered image.

Smoke innudates Asia on May 19, 2003.

Smoke innudates Asia on May 19, 2003.

The area of the previous image without smoke.

The area of the previous image without smoke.

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, 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 GeoEye (NOTE: In January 2013, DigitalGlobe and GeoEye combined to become DigitalGlobe).

This page was originally published on Wednesday, May 21, 2003.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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  • [SeaStar: SeaWiFS]

    ID: 100
    Sensor: SeaWiFS Dates used: 2003/05/19

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    Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, 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 GeoEye (NOTE: In January 2013, DigitalGlobe and GeoEye combined to become one DigitalGlobe.).

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