Aerosol plumes colour the Australian sky

Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 12 February 2019 at 04:16:26 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 12 February 2019 from 22:52:27 to 22:55:27 & from 23:31:59 to 23:34:59 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 13 February 2019 from 03:56:26 to 04:01:26 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI AER_AI acquired on 14 February 2019 from 03:36:26 to 03:41:26 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Atmosphere, wind, aerosol, plume, dust, smoke, draught, heatwave, Australia
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (12.02.2019) - 10,6,3 natural colour - Several large dust and smoke plume over Australia.
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The lasting heatwave and draught in Australia this summer reduced moisture and soil cohesion, easing the creation of large plumes.
Fig. 2 - S5P TROPOMI (13.02.2019) - Aerosol Index from 380 & 340 nm - S5P acquired these aerosol plumes 4 hours later.
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Fig. 3 - 12.02.2019 - Aerosol Index from 388 & 354 nm - The other aerosol band shows slight differences with the previous.
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Fig. 4 - 12.02.2019 - NDI(AI from 380-340 nm, AI from 388-354 nm) - Comparison between both aerosol bands.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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