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NASA: The Alberta wildfire smoke becomes entrained within the clouds causing it to twist within the circular motion of the clouds and wind.

May 11th, 2016

Smoke is drawn in to and transported along with the clouds over Canada.

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of the clouds over Canada.  Entwined within the clouds is the smoke billowing up from the wildfires that are currently burning across a large expanse of the country.  The smoke has become entrained within the clouds causing it to twist within the circular motion of the clouds and wind.  This image was taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on the Aqua satellite on May 9, 2016.

Image Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC
Caption: Lynn Jenner

Last Updated: May 10, 2016
Editor: Lynn Jenner
This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 at 4:11 pm and is filed under Fires/Wildfires, NASA .
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