Earth  ID: 2234

Terra/MODIS Rapid-Response Fires: California Smoke Plumes

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on August 20, 2001
True color data on 8/13/01.
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Animation of the fires along the California, Nevada, and Oregon tri-state border
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True color MODIS image
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Video slate image reads, "California Smoke Plumes

MODIS true color animation of the California/Nevada/Oregon border fires taken on 8/13/01. Fire names, as they appear in the animation are: Trough, Fish, Blue Complex and Quartz."

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Robert Sohlberg (University of Maryland): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS/Band Combination 1, 4, 3
8/13/01
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Dates of Data Used:
8/13/01

This item is part of this series:
Terra/MODIS Rapid-Response Fires

Keywords:
SVS >> Smoke
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Fire Occurrence
GCMD >> Location >> California
GCMD >> Location >> Nevada
GCMD >> Location >> Oregon
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