Earth  ID: 2790

Time Series of the Biscuit Fire

Visualizations by Cindy Starr Released on August 4, 2003
This animation contains a time series of print resolution still images showing the progression of the Biscuit fire in Oregon during 2002. Fire locations are represented as particles that change color as the fire ages. The Biscuit fire burned 500,000 acres of forest in Oregon and Northern California during the summer and fall of 2002.
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Image showing the Biscuit fire as of July 26, 2003.
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Image showing the Biscuit fire as of July 30, 2003.
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Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 3, 2003.
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Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 7, 2003.
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Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 11, 2003.
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Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 16, 2003.
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Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 20, 2003.

Visualization Credits

Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Visualizer
Robert Sohlberg (University of Maryland): Scientist
Chris Justice (University of Maryland): Scientist
William C. North (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Fred J. Gunther (CSC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio,MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS
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Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Fire Location
Credit:
Fire location data courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project (NASA/GSFC and University of Maryland - http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)
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Dates of Data Used:
2003/07/26 - 2003/08/20

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Biscuit
DLESE >> Forestry
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Fire Occurrence
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0