Geocolor is a multispectral product composed of true color using a simulated green component during the daytime and an infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night.
Pacific northwest satellite images of oregon fires.
The northwest fire location map displays active fire incidents within oregon and washington.
A large fire as defined by the national wildland coordinating group is any wildland fire in timber 100 acres or greater and 300 acres or greater in grasslands rangelands or has an incident management team assigned to it.
A couple from oregon who lost their home in the state s devastating wildfires last month are lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed against the pacific power utility and its parent company.
In satellite images taken by noaa on thursday and friday enormous amounts of smoke created by the fires can be seen extending and spiraling hundreds of miles out over the pacific ocean.
At night the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus while gray to.