June 18, 2009
Smoke over southern plains, Canada, Alaska and light extinction over Florida
According to the SSD fire team at NOAA and the HMS map (below, left), thin to moderately dense remnant smoke from fires in the southern Plains over the past few days was seen across parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. The MODIS TERRA AOD map (below, right) shows fairly stronger light extinction values over Kansas, western Oklahoma and northern Texas but also Illinois and Indiana.
The HMS map still shows smoke plume over Southern Canada and Alaska, confirmed by the MODIS AOD map with stronger values.
According to the National Interagency Fire center, wildland fire activity was light throughout the states. Active large fires are currently burning in Arizona, New Mexico and Alaska.
Let’s note some strong AOD values also over northern Florida and offshore, over the Atlantic.
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