Landslide Risk After Fire
NASA satellite observations of the Thomas fire and the burned area in it's aftermath can be combined with precipitation data to produce maps of landslide risk.
![Smoke from the Thomas Fire, December 5, 2017. Smoke from the Thomas Fire, December 5, 2017.](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Smoke from the Thomas Fire, December 5, 2017.
![A 3D view of the burn scar from the Thomas fire using data acquired on December 18, 2017. A 3D view of the burn scar from the Thomas fire using data acquired on December 18, 2017.](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
A 3D view of the burn scar from the Thomas fire using data acquired on December 18, 2017.
![Rainfall measued by Imerg in the days preceeding the mudslide. Rainfall measued by Imerg in the days preceeding the mudslide.](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Rainfall measued by Imerg in the days preceeding the mudslide.
![Debris flow from the Montecito landslide is visible in a January 10, 2018 satellite image. Debris flow from the Montecito landslide is visible in a January 10, 2018 satellite image.](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Debris flow from the Montecito landslide is visible in a January 10, 2018 satellite image.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA.
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Graphics
- Joshua Stevens (SSAI)
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Image processing
- Hal Pierce (SSAI)
Release date
This page was originally published on Saturday, May 26, 2018.
This page was last updated on Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:22 AM EDT.
Datasets used in this visualization
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[Terra: MODIS]
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GDEM (Global Digital Elevation Model) [Terra: ASTER]
ID: 654Credit: ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA.
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True Color (Band Combination 2,3,4) [Landsat-8: OLI]
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IMERG
ID: 863This dataset can be found at: http://pmm.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/document_files/IMERG_ATBD_V4.4.pdf
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