GOES-19 ABI

Pyrocumulus Satellite Plume & Thermal Dynamics Simulator

EVENT: Widemouth 2 Fire (UT)
GOES-19 Band 7 (3.9µm) SWIR Hotspot
Lifting Condensation (LCL) 2,400 m
Plume Top Altitude 11,200 m
GOES-19 Band 7 SWIR Temp 368 K (95°C)
Cloud Top LWIR Temp 223 K (-50°C)
Eruption State
🔥 PyroCb Triggered
Historical Event Presets
Thermodynamic & Fire Controls
Ground Fire Heat Flux 8,500 MW
Ambient Moisture (Mixing Ratio) 8.5 g/kg
Lapse Rate (Troposphere) 8.2 °C/km
Upper Wind Shear 18 kts
Atmospheric Physics: Intense surface fire heat creates powerful buoyant thermals. As the plume ascends past the LCL (Lifting Condensation Level), moisture condenses into Pyrocumulus. If thermal power exceeds tropopause stability, explosive PyroCb overshooting tops punch into the stratosphere.
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