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Smoking Pacific Northwest
Posted by: Skyzics, 1:45 PM GMT on September 22, 2012 +1
Wildfires are definitely leaving their mark on satellite images recently, especially in the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and western Montana.

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Above is an image from GOES East on August 28th. Fires in Idaho rage while smoke from other fires in northern California stream northeastward in a strong southwest flow.


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Above is an image From GOES East taken September 18th. Huge billowing plume near Bend, Oregon with other significant smoke plumes over Washington, Idaho, western Montana and northwestern Wyoming.


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Above is roughly the same time and area from GOES West. Here the billowing plume and its shadow are more clearly visible near Bend, Oregon.


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The next day (above), September 19, as seen from GOES East, the wind has kicked up the wildfire over the eastern slope of the Cascades over central Washington. The plume near Bend, Oregon rebuilds but to a lesser extent than the previous day. A plume near Mt Adams Washington also billows up, more so than the Bend plume but not as much as the central Washington plume. Smoke immerses much of eastern Washington and most of Idaho and western Montana. Active plumes are also seen that afternoon over northwest Montana.


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Above, is a view at roughly the time on September 19 as seen from GOES West, showing the spectacular plume over central Washington.


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Above is the view on September 20th from GOES West but without the grid showing state boundaries (the grid was displaced too far west). The geography is still pretty clear, though, as both the Bend plume and central Washington plume are een billowing pretty good.


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Above is the view on September 21st from GOES East. Lighter winds at the surface and aloft are indicated, but the wildfires continue spreading smoke over a wide area.


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The above photo shows the northern high plains getting in on the act with plumes over North Dakota, South Dakota and one on the Wyoming-Montana border as cool and dry Canadian air pushes southward across the region.

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Above is the view on September 22 from GOES East. The major plumes continue over Washington and Oregon as a weak weather system moves through. A more pronounced billowing plume is noted to the southeast of Yellowstone NP in northwest Wyoming.


Categories:Pollution Fire
Updated: 2:12 AM GMT on September 23, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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Martian Landscapes
Posted by: Skyzics, 1:58 AM GMT on September 15, 2012 +0
Some fantastic images are coming in from the Curiosity Rover located in Gale Crater and heading across various terrains to the base of Mt Sharp, the 15,000-foot central mountain peak in the middle of the crater.Here are a few of the images:The above view is toward the base of Mt Sharp in natural Mars light, as if you were on the surface with your digital camera taking a photo.The above view is the same image, but with the white balance adjusted to be the same as Ear...
Categories:Mars Images from Curiosity
Updated: 5:13 PM GMT on September 16, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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Summer of 2012 for Kansas City, Kansas
Posted by: Skyzics, 11:36 PM GMT on September 08, 2012 +0
Summary of weather for the months of June, July and August of 2012 at KKSKANSA15 (Kansas City, KS, located 3 W of KMKC, or 3 W of downtown Kansas City, MO):Three month precipitation: 6.84 inches. June Precipitation: 2.28 inchesJuly Precipitation: 0.73 inchesAug Precipitation: 3.83 inches3-month total pcpn: 6.84 inches Note: Significantly skewing August and the summer total precipitation was the 2.85 inches that fell on August 31st from the remnants of Hurricane Is...
Categories:Drought Climate Change
Updated: 2:46 AM GMT on September 09, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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Isaac Rainfall in Kansas City
Posted by: Skyzics, 1:18 PM GMT on September 02, 2012 +0
The Kansas City area experienced an unusually good 'hit' from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac. This helped make up for the August 25-26 big miss as I detailed on my previous blog entry. As can be seen from historical paths, such storms rarely if ever move into the Kansas City area. Nevertheless, the storm was forecast to hit the area for several days by the NWS forecasters, though at the last minute they downgraded forecast amounts. However many in the area were ...
Categories:Hurricane
Updated: 11:00 PM GMT on September 08, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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Kansas City Drought Continues
Posted by: Skyzics, 11:56 AM GMT on August 26, 2012 +0
Although the wettest system of the 2012 summer season so far brought some much needed significant moisture to much of Kansas and parts of western Missouri, only a third of an inch fell at my location in Kansas City, KS, over the course of the two-day system. The entire Kansas City metro area received insufficient precipitation to put a dent in the ongoing drought. Storm total radar precipitation accumulation from Kansas City and Topeka NWS radars tell the disappoint...
Categories:Drought
Updated: 1:13 PM GMT on September 02, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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