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
Continued growth in total estimated carbon emissions from devastating Canada #wildfires (+NWT/BC/AB) to 10 August showing 2024 (red solid line) set to soon become 2nd most extreme fire year of the past two decades (after 2023). Analysis with #CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS data.
#CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS #opendata for Amazonia Legal & Mato Gross do Sul🇧🇷 showing daily total intensity since 1 August & estimated carbon emissions since 1 July. Generally similar to 2019 Pantanal fires increasing MGS data in recent days.
#CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS data for Argentina🇦🇷, Bolivia🇧🇴 & Paraguay🇵🇾 since 1 July