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Last Wednesday (08-07-19), I flew on the @NASA DC8 for the first time, when the plane sampled the #WilliamsFlatsFire for #FIREXAQ. We sampled the fire for 3 hours (5pm-8pm PT) making 10+ passes into smoke & pyrocumulus.

This thread is a sample of photos I took on the flight. Image
@NASA We first did an east-to-west longways pass over the smoke & Pyrocumulus (#PyroCu) cloud around 5pm PT. This photo suggests that the PyroCu updrafts are lofting smoke well above the boundary layer.

You can also see the Columbia River in the right part of the photo. Image
@NASA Immediately afterwards we saw the source of the #WilliamsFlatsFire below attempting to cross the mountains. Image
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