Service Description: Date of Images:
August 20, 2020 at approximately 10:30 UTC
August 23, 2020 at approximately 10:45 UTC
Summary:
These images show the vertical distribution of wildfire smoke over the western United States as measured by the CALIOP lidar. The densest areas of the plume are confined within the lowest 4 km from the surface with top altitudes decreasing substantially as the smoke transports over the Pacific Ocean.
CALIOP measurements in these examples are vertical profiles of 1064 nm attenuated backscatter. Smoke observations have been manually identified based on CALIOP spectral and polarization measurements (increasing color ratio with penetration depth and low depolarization ratio are characteristic of smoke). The curtains are averaged to 20 km horizontal resolution to improve SNR. In order to remove the molecular signal and reduce the contribution due to clouds, only attenuated backscatter measurements between 0.0015 and 0.04 km-1sr-1 are included. Near-surface clouds are suspected near the base of the smoke plume on 8/23 around 40°N and 43°N. They may still contribute to the data shown. All measurements within 120 m of the surface are excluded to remove the surface return.
Suggested Use:
CALIOP measurements provide accurate measurements of the vertical distribution of smoke within the atmosphere. The lidar backscatter signal also includes contributions from clouds which appear as very strong returns. Users are recommended to consult CALIOP level 2 data products which provide feature typing information to aid in identification of smoke. A full suite of CALIOP browse images for these cases can be accessed here:
https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/products/lidar/browse_images/show_detail.php?s=production&v=V3-40&browse_date=2020-08-20&orbit_time=10-22-16&page=1&granule_name=CAL_LID_L1-ValStage1-V3-40.2020-08-20T10-22-16ZN.hdf
https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/products/lidar/browse_images/show_detail.php?s=expedited&v=V3-30&browse_date=2020-08-23&orbit_time=10-30-00&page=1&granule_name=CAL_LID_L1_Exp-Prov-V3-40.2020-08-23T10-30-00Z.hdf
Satellite/Sensor:
These measurements were made by the CALIOP lidar on board the CALIPSO satellite. CALIPSO is a partnership between NASA and the French space agency CNES. https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/
Credits:
Jason Tackett, Jean-Paul Vernier, and Jay Kar of the CALIPSO Lidar Science Working Group.
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