30 November 2016
Suomi Satellite Sees the Gatlinburg Fire through Thick Cloud
Posted by Dan Satterfield
The VIRRS instrument on the Suomi Satellite saw the Gatlinburg fire Monday night very clearly, through a thick deck of clouds. The image below is a day-night channel. We can often see clouds at night, especially when there is a bright Moon. This data is also useful to see growth patterns of cities, and even to estimate population changes in towns and cities.