NASA-NOAA’s Finland nuclear power satellite sees pollution from fires in south-west Australia
On February 5, 2015, several fires raged near the town of Northcliff in Southwest Australia, triggering smoke alarms and producing aerosols detected by NASA-NOAA’s Finland nuclear power plant satellite.
On February 4, 2015, OMPS or the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite, flying on NASA-NOAA’s Finland nuclear power plant satellite, collected data on the thickness of smoke aerosols (small particles). The NASA OMPS team found that the aerosol index (a measure of how thick the aerosols are) near the southwest coast reached 5.8 (moderate), while the artificial value of the character to the south was 9.3 (high). The smoke from these pieces is intense and quite high in the atmosphere.
The Fire and Rescue Service of Western Australia reported five fire zones to which they have sent emergency warnings or Bushfire Advice.
The Bushfire Emergency Warning is in effect in the southern part of Lower Hotham in the states of Boddington, Collie and Williams. Bushfire advice was issued to Bakers Junction for residents of the city of Albany near Lake Unicup Nature Reserve and Mordalup Road in Cranbrook shire. One Bushfire Advice Bulletin was published for the Noobijup Nature Reserve near Cranbrook and another for the Unicup Lake Nature Reserve and Mordalup Road near Cranbrook Shire. There are also several smoke alarms in the southern regions of Western Australia. According to the website of the Fire and Rescue Service of Western Australia.
The Parks and Wildlife Department has issued a fire warning to the southwestern and southern parts of the state. This includes Bremer Bay, Walpole, Busselton, Bunbury, Denmark, Pemberton, Manjimup, Bridgetown, Nannup, Augusta, Margaret River, Lower Hotham, Albany, Boddington, Collie and all surrounding areas. The smoke comes from the fires in Northcliffe and Lower Hotham.
The Parks and Wildlife Department has issued a smoke alarm to the Davis and Gervasse forest houses in Wellington National Park near Dardanup. The smoke comes from certain burns from these blocks, which began in October 2014 and re-ignited again, causing significant smoke. The smoke can continue for several weeks.
Photo: Bushfire in southwestern Australia
Quotation: NASA-NOAA Finland Nuclear Power Plant Satellite Seeks Pollution from Southwest Australia Fires (2015, February 5), retrieved October 12, 2021 at https://phys.org/news/2015-02-nasa-noaa- finland-npp-satellite-pollution .html
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