![\"GOES-17](\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2020\/12\/201203_goes17_shortwaveInfrared_visible_Southern_California_wildfires_anim.gif\")
<\/a>GOES-17 \u201cRed\u201d Visible (0.64 \u00b5m)<\/em> and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 \u00b5m)<\/em> images [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>As discussed on the Satellite Liaison Blog<\/strong><\/a>, wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds<\/strong><\/a> developed after sunset on 02 December — and 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector<\/strong><\/a> GOES-17 (GOES-West)<\/em> \u201cRed\u201d Visible (0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images (above)<\/strong><\/em> displayed the thermal anomalies and smoke plumes associated with larger fires that persisted into the subsequent daytime hours on 03 December 2020<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n GOES-17 True Color Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images created using Geo2Grid<\/strong><\/a> (below)<\/strong><\/em> showed the offshore transport of wildfire smoke during the day.<\/p>\n GOES-17 True Color RGB images [click to play animation | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>A before (24 November) \/ after (03 December) comparison of 30-meter resolution Landsat-8 False Color RGB images viewed using RealEarth<\/strong><\/a> (below)<\/strong><\/em> revealed the appearance of burn scars (darker shades of brown),<\/em> active fire fronts\u00a0(brighter shades of pink)<\/em> and smoke plumes (shades of gray)<\/em> associated with the Bond Fire<\/strong><\/a> east of Santa Ana and the smaller Airport Fire<\/strong><\/a> northwest of Corona.<\/p>\n<\/a>