METOP-A – russian wildfires


07:43 UTC false coloured (HRPT Viewer by David Taylor) image – rain refreshes Moscow but wildfires still burning (yellow smoke)

Decoded averaged pass time from mid-third of the picture is 2010-Aug-13 07:44:33 UTC
First scan line is southbound and covers lon: 16.9..41.1..60.6 degrees, lat: 60.9..59.1..53.6 degrees
Last scan line is southbound and covers lon: 17.1..35.7..52.0 degrees, lat: 50.7..48.8..44.4 degrees
Sensor mean altitude: 828.3km (default is 848.0km)

(image credits EUMTESAT)

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