Suomi NPP image showing fire temperatures (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Suomi NPP image showing fire temperatures

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This image of the California wildfires was taken by Suomi NPP on Aug. 20, 2020. The M13 band is on the VIIRS Active Fire Product. The lower resolution (750m) dual-channel, M13 (4.05μm) is able to measure the heat of the fire which in this case is above 400K (260 degrees F).

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Credits: NOAA/NASA/William Straka U of W-Madison/CIMSS/SSEC

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