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<\/a>GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) images with an overlay of the Fire Mask derived product [click to play animated GIF | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East)<\/em> “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/a>) images (above)<\/strong><\/em> included an overlay of the Fire Mask derived product (a component of the GOES Fire Detection and Characterization Algorithm FDCA<\/strong><\/a>) — which showed the smoke plumes and thermal signatures associated with prescribed burns in the Florida Panhandle on 22 April 2024<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Once the smoke plumes extended about 20-30 miles offshore, their signature became apparent in the GOES-16 Aerosol Optical Depth<\/strong><\/a> (AOD) derived product (below)<\/strong><\/em> — AOD values exceeded 1.0 (darker red pixels) within the easternmost smoke plume.<\/p>\n GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 \u00b5m) images with an overlay of the Fire Mask and Aerosol Optical Depth derived products [click to play animated GIF | MP4<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/div>GOES-16 True Color RGB images from the CSPP GeoSphere<\/strong><\/a> site (below)<\/strong><\/em> provided a clearer view of the 2 dominant smoke plumes (along with a few other less-pronounced smoke plumes from smaller fires).<\/p>\n<\/a>