Pier 45 Fire in San Francisco
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The thermal signature of a large nighttime fire at Pier 45 in San Francisco (media report) was evident in Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images from GOES-17 (GOES-West) and GOES-16 (GOES-East) — the warmest 3.9 µm brightness temperature sensed by GOES-17 was 27.8ºC (at 1151 UTC), while the warmest temperature sensed by GOES-16 was... Read More