A devastating wildfire tore through the town of Jasper in Alberta, Canada. Satellite visuals created by the Imagery Production Team made available in CIRA’s Satellite Library were used in the media during the coverage. More information and links can be found below. (POC: D. Smith, dakota.smith@colostate.edu K. Erickson, kim.erickson@colostate.edu, J. Reiter, josh.reiter@colostate.edu, CIRA) Funding: GOES-R.
BBC News: “Famous Rockies resort of Jasper on fire as thousands flee Famous Rockies resort of Jasper on fire as thousands flee”. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgerpdwxjd9o
The Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB) of NOAA/NESDIS conducts research on the use of satellite data to improve analysis, forecasts and warnings for regional and mesoscale meteorological events. RAMMB is co-located with the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.
