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Senior scientist Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service @CopernicusECMWF @ECMWF working on global #wildfires #airquality #atmoschem & #scicomm

Aug 25, 2020, 6 tweets

Quick initial evaluation of #CopernicusAtmosphere Monitoring Service AOD forecasts in relation to long-range transport of #CaliforniaFires & #ColoradoFires smoke vs. Aeronet measurements at Fresno & @NASAAmes CA, Sterling CO, Missoula MT, N Great Plains ND & Sioux Falls SD

More info on Aeronet measurements at aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov. #Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring service forecasts are initialized from analyses which assimilate satellite observations - independent measurements such as Aeronet are essential to evaluation and validation

Easing of #CaliforniaFires & #ColoradoFires in recent days but daily total FRP for both states remains well above 2003-2019 mean values in #CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS data

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