Fires over the United States during the Summer of 2002 with Clock
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This animation shows fire activity over the United States from 5/1/2002 to 8/20/2002. The fires are shown as tiny particles with each particle depicting the site at which a fire was detected. Daily fires are displayed at a rate of 15 days per second. The particles fade over 1.13 seconds and change color as they age from red to orange, yellow and grey. A clock inset shows the date.
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This animation shows fires detected over the United States from 5-1-2002 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset.
Duration: 11.0 seconds
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| Animation Number: | 2533 |
| Animators: | Greg Shirah (Lead) |
| | Cindy Starr |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 2002-08-26 |
| Scientists: | Robert Sohlberg (University of Maryland) |
| | Chris Justice (University of Maryland) |
| Instrument: | Terra/MODIS |
| Data sets: | Blue Marble
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| | Fire Location |
| Data Collected: | 2002/05/01 through 2002/08/20 |
| Series: | Global Fires 2002 |
| Video: | SVS2002-1001 * |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Atmospheric science
DLESE
>> Forestry
DLESE
>> Natural hazards
GCMD
>> EARTH SCIENCE
>> Biosphere
>> Ecological Dynamics
>> Fire Occurrence
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Please give credit for this visualization 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). |
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