High fire risks in California

Fire risks are quite high these days in Southern California. And some fires have even already been observed  by the Sentinel-3 (S3) B satellite, from the European Copernicus programme. Here below are some Red-Green-Blue (RGB) pictures from the Level 1 (L1) measurements of the optical S3B sensors, disseminated by EUMETSAT: the Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) and the oblique view of the Sea & Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR). These images show smoke  aerosol particles spreading from North of Los Angeles over Pacific.

RGB image composite of the OLCI Sentinel-3 B L1 product: 2019.10.11, California, North of Los Angeles.

RGB image composite of the oblique view from SLSTR Sentinel-3 B L1 product: 2019.10.11, California, North of Los Angeles.

As illustrated by @weatherchannel, these areas are located in “Critical” fire danger zones.

More information:

• Aerosol WebPage here
• The European Union (EU) Copernicus programme here
• The European Meteorological & climate satellite (EUMETSAT )agency here
• The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission operated by EUMETSAT here