NASA’s New Scientific Breakdown of Dramatic Caldor and Dixie Fires

Credits

• Animator

  • Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.) [Lead]

• Visualizers

  • Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
  • Andrew J Christensen (SSAI)
  • Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
  • Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
  • Kel Elkins (USRA)
  • Michala Garrison (SSAI)

• Scientist

  • Doug C. Morton (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]

• Producer

  • Kathleen Gaeta (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.) [Lead]

• Technical support

  • Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
  • Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.)

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    ID: 5088 Visualization

    Tracking the Spread of the Caldor and Dixie Fires

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    ID: 4992 Visualization

    Spread of the Caldor Fire - 2021

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