Landslide Risk After Fire

  • Released Saturday, May 26th, 2018
  • Updated Friday, August 25th, 2023 at 12:44AM
  • ID: 30971
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.

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.

Rainfall measued by Imerg in the days preceeding the mudslide.

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.

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Terra (Collected with the MODIS sensor)
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IMERG
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Landsat-8 True Color (A.K.A. Band Combination 2,3,4) (Collected with the OLI sensor)
Observed Data
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Terra GDEM (A.K.A. Global Digital Elevation Model) (Collected with the ASTER sensor)
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