Earth ID: 2235

Terra/MODIS Rapid-Response Fires: California Fires

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on August 20, 2001

Fire outlines for 8/18/01 in orange and yellow. Burn scars from 8/13/01 to 8/17/01 are in black and gray. Underlying true color image from 8/13/01. Animation pans over the Trough, Fish, Blue Complex, and Quartz fires respectively.

Video slate image reads, "California Fires:

Current fire pixel data for 8/18/01 in orange and yellow. Burn scars from 8/13/01 to 8/17/01 are in black and gray. Background image: True color MODIS taken on 8/13/01."

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 - 8/18/01

http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/faq/#faq03

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Terra/MODIS/False Color

8/13/01 - 8/18/01

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Terra/MODIS Rapid-Response Fires

Keywords:
SVS >> Blue Complex
SVS >> Burn Scar
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