+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts   + Opportunities Previous Animation Next Animation A Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002 This animation shows a unique picture of seasonal fire activity. Here, global fire activity is displayed as tiny particles on a rotating globe with each particle depicting the site at which a fire was detected. Daily fires are displayed at a rate of 10 days per second. The fire particles fade over 1.7 seconds and change color as they age from red to orange, yellow and gray.    This animation shows seasonal fire activity from 2-17-2002 to 7-31-2002 and from 8-1-2001 to 2-18-2002. Duration: 549.9 minutes Available formats:   720x486 (29.97 fps) Frames   352x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   5 MB   320x240     JPEG         6 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) DV             152 MB   320x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   4 GB   320x240 (29.97 fps) X-FLV       1 MB How to play our movies    This image shows a global view of fires detected on 10-11-2001 over Europe, Africa and South America. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 3 MB   160 x 80           PNG       23 KB   320 x 240         JPEG       6 KB   80 x 40             PNG         6 KB    This image shows a global view of fires detected on 7-22-2002 over North and South America. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 3 MB   320 x 240         JPEG       5 KB    Video slate image reads "Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002". Available formats:   720 x 528         JPEG     80 KB   320 x 234         PNG     283 KB Animation Number: 2524 Completed: 2002-08-26 Animators: Cindy Starr (GST) (Lead)   Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) Scientists: Robert Sohlberg (University of Maryland)   Chris Justice (University of Maryland) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Terra/MODIS   Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Fire Location   Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation Data Collected: 2001/08/01 through 2002/07/31 Series: Global Fires 2002 Video: SVS2002-1001 * Keywords: DLESE >> Atmospheric science DLESE >> Forestry DLESE >> Natural hazards GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Fire Occurrence GCMD >> Location >> Global     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Fire location data courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project (NASA/GSFC and University of Maryland). Blue Marble data courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC). *Please note: the SVS does not fulfill requests for copies of the tapes in our library. On some of our animation pages, there is a direct link to a video distribution service from which tapes, handled by the Public Affairs Office (PAO)/Goddard TV, including some of our animations may be ordered. General information on this service can be found here. Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: Content Contact: Curator: