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Wildfires in Chile

By Scott Bachmeier •

GOES-16 CIMSS Natural Color RGB images + Fire Power derived product [click to play animated GIF |  MP4]

Numerous wildfires were burning near Concepción, Chile during the 02 February – 04 February 2023 period (media report) — GOES-16 (GOES-East) CIMSS Natural Color RGB images combined with the Fire Power derived product (above) showed the diurnal variation of fire thermal signatures along with the dense daytime smoke plumes. The maximum Fire Power values exceeded 2500 MW with some of the larger fires. Surface reports in the vicinity of the wildfires were sparse and intermittent, but did indicate reductions in visibility due to the dense smoke.

Categories: Air quality, Fire detection, GOES-14