Smoke Over North America

This image is a composite of three orbits over North America by SeaWiFS. Smoke is visible in several locations -- the most prominent plumes are over Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Manitoba, and Hudson Bay.

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Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Published August 7, 2000
Data acquired August 7, 2000

Source:

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Topics:

Atmosphere > Aerosols > Dust/Ash

Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning