Smoke from Asia over the North Pacific Ocean

By Scott Bachmeier • 21 April 2020

GOES-17 True Color RGB images [click to play animation | MP4]

Since there was no distinct pink-colored dust signal seen in corresponding Dust RGB imagery (below), smoke was the likely airborne aerosol type; recent fire activity in areas such as northern China could have been the source of the smoke.

GOES-17 Dust RGB images [click to play animation | MP4]

Comparison of GOES-17 True Color RGB and Dust RGB images at 0110 UTC [click to enlarge]

Categories: GOES-17, Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images