Earth  ID: 2858

California Fires MODIS imagery and TOMS Aerosols from October 2003

Visualizations by Lori Perkins Released on November 24, 2003
This animation sequences through the MODIS imagery of the devastating Californian fires from October 23, 2003 through October 29, 2003. Then the animation resets to October 23, 2003 and zooms out to see the TOMS aerosol sequence. It clearly shows that the California fires had an impact on air quality as far east as Maine.
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This animation shows the MODIS imagery of the California fires from October 23, 2003 to October 29, 2003. Then it zooms out and reruns the sequence with the TOMS aerosol data overlaid on top of the MODIS imagery.
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MODIS image from October 23, 2003
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MODIS image from October 24, 2003
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MODIS image from October 25, 2003
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MODIS image from October 26, 2003
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MODIS image from October 27, 2003
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MODIS image from October 24, 2003
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MODIS image from October 25, 2003
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MODIS image from October 27, 2003
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MODIS image from October 28, 2003
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MODIS image from October 29, 2003
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MODIS image from October 31, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 23, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 24, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 25, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 26, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 27, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 28, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 29, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 30, 2003
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TOMS aerosol image from October 31, 2003

Visualization Credits

Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Pawan K. Bhartia (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Rani Chohan (NASA/GSFC): Writer
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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Earth Probe/TOMS
2003/10/23-31
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Aqua/MODIS
2003/10/23, 2003/10/25, 2003/10/27
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Terra/MODIS
2003/10/26, 2003/10/28, 2003/10/29
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This item is part of this series:
TOMS Aerosols

Goddard TV Tapes:
G2003-066
G2008-042HD -- HD Fires, Ozone, and Air Quality RT

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Grand Prix Fire
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Los Angeles
SVS >> Old Fire
SVS >> Piru Fire
SVS >> San Diego
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Fire Occurrence
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Natural Hazards >> Fires
SVS >> For Educators
SVS >> California Fires
SVS >> Pollutants
SVS >> Atmosphere >> Winds >> Circulation
SVS >> Pollutants >> Particulates
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