In satellite images taken by noaa on thursday and friday enormous amounts of smoke created by the fires can be seen extending and spiraling hundreds of miles out over the pacific ocean.
Pacific northwest satellite images of oregon fires.
The northwest fire location map displays active fire incidents within oregon and washington.
Satellite images recently shared by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa show massive amounts of smoke engulfing the western coast of the united states and extending hundreds of miles over the pacific ocean as dozens of wildfires continue to ravage california oregon and washington and create dangerous air quality.
During the day the imagery looks approximately as it would appear when viewed with human eyes from space.
At night the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus while gray to.
Geocolor is a multispectral product composed of true color using a simulated green component during the daytime and an infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night.