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Fire Occurrence


GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Fire Occurrence
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Human-made lights highlight particularly developed or populated areas of the Earth's surface. 3363 The Lights of Earth: Full Spin in High Resolution
Fires seen from space on October 7, 2004 3075 Biomass Burning over South America
June 29, 2004 2973 Alaska Fire Particles Traverse Parts of Canada and the United States (June 29, 2004, through July 19, 2004)
Smoke plumes from the eastern Alaska fires on June 29, 2004. 2972 Fires Ravage Parts of Alaska and Canada
A closer view of the fires. Date 2004-06-29 2965 Fires and Smoke Across Alaska and Canada
The East Coast of the United States. Blue Marble data set with state lines and country boundaries. 2943 Canadian Smoke Invades the East Coast
This animation shows the progression of the fires in and around Yellowstone National Park during the summer of 1988, overlayed on a false-color image from Landsat 7.. Independent fires are shown in different colors, and the most recently burned areas are shown in a brighter color. 2909 Wildfire Growth around Yellowstone National Park in 1988 (WMS)
This animation shows fire activity in Africa during 2002. 2890 African Fires during 2002 (WMS)
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. 2858 California Fires MODIS imagery and TOMS Aerosols from October 2003
The High Definition version of the Multisensor Fire Observation animation with audio and minimal annotations. 2854 Multisensor Fire Observations without Labels (HD Version)
The High Definition version of the Multisensor Fire Observation animation with audio, text labels and colorbars. 2853 Multisensor Fire Observations with Labels (HD Version)
Fire image from October 23, 2003 2852 2003 California Fire Sequence as Seen by MODIS
A wideview of the fires. 2847 California Fires w/o Fire Pixels
A wideview of the fires. 2846 California Fires with Fire Pixels
This image shows San Diego, California on October 27, 2003. Red fire pixels have been laid on top of the Aqua-MODIS image to show the start of each incident fire. 2845 Southern California Fires, October 27, 2003 (Fire Pixels Included)
San Diego, California continues to battle tremendous fire and smoke on October 27, 2003 2844 Southern California Fires, October 27, 2003
The red dots show each Incident Fire. The cluster to the east of Los Angeles, is the Grand Prix (west) and Old (east) Fires. To their south is the Roblar 2 Fire; next is the Paradise Fire; then the massive Cedar Fire, whose thick smoke is completely overshadowing the coastal city of San Diego; finally at the California-Mexico border is the Otay Fire. 2843 Southern California Fires, Oct 26, 2003 (Western View of Smoke)
The smoke plumes rising from the fires. Moving northwest to southeast along the coast, the first cluster of red dots is a combination of the Piru, Verdale, and the Simi Incident Fires; The next cluster-to the east of Los Angeles-is the Grand Prix (west) and Old (east) Fires; To their south is the Roblar 2 Fire; Next is the Paradise Fire; Then the massive Cedar Fire, whose thick smoke is completely overshadowing the coastal city of San Diego; Finally, at the California-Mexico border is the Otay Fire. 2842 Southern California Fires, Oct 26, 2003
This visualization was a quick-turn around showing two fires in Arizona using Aqua/MODIS data from 20 September 2003. 2807 Arizona Fires from Aqua/MODIS
The full 5 minute multisensor fire animation with audio and without annotations 2806 Multisensor Fire Observations without Labels
Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 16, 2003. 2791 Time Series of the Biscuit Fire with Smoke
Image showing the Biscuit fire as of August 16, 2003. 2790 Time Series of the Biscuit Fire
Close-up view with fire pixels 2789 Washington Fawn Peak Complex Fire - July 29, 2003
Close-up view with fire pixels 2788 Montana and Alberta (Canada) fires - July 29, 2003
Close-Up view with smoke plumes and fire pixels. 2787 Fires in the Northwest (Fire Pixels) - July 28, 2003
Close-up view of the smoke plumes. 2786 Fires in the Northwest - July 28, 2003
June 19, 2003 2776 Aspen Fire, Arizona
This image shows the Aspen, Arizona fire on June 24, 2002. Roads and population centers are shown in grey. 2775 Zoom to the Aspen Fire, Arizona on June 24, 2003
This image shows the Aspen, Arizona fire on June 24, 2003. The view is centered on the fire. 2774 A Time Series of the Aspen Fire North of Tucson, Arizona from June 19 - 24, 2003
This image shows the Aspen, Arizona fire on June 20, 2003 2773 A Time Series of the Aspen, Arizona Fire from June 19 - 24, 2003 (offset view)
This animation shows a zoom into the Aspen, Arizona fire on June 19, 2003. Major roads are shown in grey. 2772 Zoom to the Aspen Fire, Arizona on June 19, 2003
Zoom in to fires in Colorado 2770 Smoke from Colorado Fires - Jun 2002
Zoom in to fires in Colorado 2769 Smoke from Colorado Fires - Jun 2002
2768 Smoke from Oregon Fires - Aug 2002
2767 Smoke from Oregon Fires - Aug 2002
Smoke innudates Asia on May 19, 2003. 2739 Asian Smoke Seen by SeaWiFS
The full 5 minute multisensor fire animation with audio and annotations 2707 Multisensor Fire Observations
Fires and smoke close up 2679 Fires and Smoke in Southeast Australia, January 23, 2003
This animation shows fires detected over Central America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2639 Fires over Central America during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This image shows fires detected over Central America on 05-14-2002. 2638 Fires over Central America during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows global fire activity 7-1-2001 and 8-20-2002. During June 2002, a close view of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire is shown. A clock overlay indicates the date. 2547 Portrait of Global Fires with Zoom to Rodeo/Chediski Fire with Clock
This image shows the extent of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire as of 7-2-2002. 2546 Portrait of Global Fires with Zoom to Rodeo/Chediski Fire
This animation shows fires detected over Australia from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2545 Fires over Australia during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over Australia from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2544 Fires over Australia during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over Africa from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2543 Fires over Africa during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over Africa from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2542 Fires over Africa during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over Asia from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2541 Fires over Asia during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over Asia from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2540 Fires over Asia during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over Europe from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2539 Fires over Europe during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over Europe from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2538 Fires over Europe during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over South America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2537 Fires over South America during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over South America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2536 Fires over South America during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over North America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2535 Fires over North America during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over North America from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002. 2534 Fires over North America during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fires detected over the United States from 5-1-2002 through 8-20-2002 with a clock inset. 2533 Fires over the United States during the Summer of 2002 with Clock
This animation shows fires detected over the United States from 5-1-2002 through 8-20-2002. 2532 Fires over the United States during the Summer of 2002
This animation shows fires detected over the Western US between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002 from a still camera position with a clock inset. 2531 Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Still Camera and Clock
This animation shows fires detected over the Western US between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002. 2530 Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Still Camera
This animation shows a zoom out from the Southwestern US while fires detected between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002 are displayed. A clock inset indicates the date. 2529 Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Zoom and Clock
This animation shows a zoom out from the Southwestern US while fires detected between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002 are displayed. 2528 Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Zoom
This animation shows seasonal fire activity from 8-21-2001 to 8-20-2002 on a flat map with a clock showing the date. 2527 Annual Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002 on a Flat Map with Clock
This animation shows seasonal fire activity from 8-21-2002 to 8-20-2002 displayed on a flat map. 2526 Annual Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002 on a Flat Map
This animation shows seasonal fire activity from 2-17-2002 to 7-31-2002 and from 8-1-2001 to 2-18-2002 with a clock overlay indicating the date. 2525 A Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002 with Clock
This image shows a global view of fires detected on 10-11-2001 over Europe, Africa and South America. 2524 A Portrait of Global Fires during 2001 and 2002
This animation shows fire activity occurring from 8-21-2001 through 8-20-2002 on a rotating globe. 2522 Global Revolution of Fires during 2001 and 2002
View of smoke plume with fire pixels. 2508 Fires Near Sequoia National Forest
On August 12, 2002, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASAs Aqua satellite captured this image, showing the smoke from the burning fires. 2506 Smoke from Oregon Fires
This image shows two of the images (the U.S. East Coast covered in smoke and flooding in Texas) that were captured by MODIS. 2499 The First Day In The Life of Aqua/MODIS
Close-up view of the smoke plume 2494 Terra/MODIS views fires near Sequoia National Forest
Image of the fire dated June 23, 2002 2492 Time Sequence of Arizona Fires
This image depicts the damage relative to burn marks and shows the intensity of the Arizona wild fires. 2491 A Pop-up of the Arizona Fires
This image depicts the Arizona fire and its smoke spread across neighboring states. 2490 Zoom Into Arizona Fires with State Borders
This image highlights the area coverage on the fire and smoke on June 20, 2002. 2476 A Zoom In of Arizona Forest Fires
The above image is actually a composite of hundreds of pictures made by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) currently operates four satellites carrying the Operational Linescan System (OLS) in low-altitude polar orbits. 2397 The Lights of Earth: Full Spin
The above image is actually a composite of hundreds of pictures made by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) currently operates four satellites carrying the Operational Linescan System (OLS) in low-altitude polar orbits. 2396 The Lights of Earth: United States
From space, the yellowish brown dust plumes and whiter smoke plumes are visible. SeaWiFS keeps a ever vigal eye on the Earth, but not only does it see smoke, fires, and vegetation, it also sees the ever changing oceans. Please take a few minutes and see the wonder of what is our home, Earth. 2386 SeaWiFS: California Wild Fires
This is image of Australia is the set up image of an animation shows the smoke plumes from fires in New South Wales, Australia. 2342 Australian Fires: 1/4/2002
SeaWiFS image of smoke plume from the New South Wales fire. 2341 SeaWiFS Views Smoke in New South Wales, Australia: 1/4/2002
Image from SeaWiFS, showing the smoke plume from the New South Wales fire. 2334 A Closer Look at Smoke from Eastern Australia, 1/02/2002
Fires in New South Wales can be seen from space, with the help of the Orbview2. Which is in an orbit 705 Km. above the earth. 2333 Smoke from Eastern Australia, 1/02/2002
Human-made lights highlight particularly developed or populated areas of the Earths surface, including the seaboards of Europe. 2276 Earth at Night 2001
Close-up view of the fire zone (outlined in red). 2242 Terra/MODIS Zoom-in on a California Fire: August 29, 2001
Blue Complex fire on 8-18-01 2236 Terra/MODIS Rapid-Response Fires: Life of the Blue Complex Fire
Blue Complex fire on 8-18-01 2235 Terra/MODIS Rapid-Response Fires: California Fires
True color MODIS image 2234 Terra/MODIS Rapid-Response Fires: California Smoke Plumes
Fires in Siberia 2233 Terra/MODIS Rapid-Response Fires: Siberian Fires
Zoom to fire near Reno, from a Landsat image taken June 19, 2001 2191 Reno Fire from Landsat: June 19, 2001
Close-up of African fires 2056 SAFARI 2000
Zoom down to show fires in San Diego, California, on January 4, 2001, as captured by SeaWiFS 2050 San Diego Fires from SeaWiFS: January 4, 2001
Zoom down to show fires in San Diego, California, on January 3, 2001, as captured by SeaWiFS 2049 San Diego Fires from SeaWiFS: January 3, 2001
Fires measured by NOAA AVHRR and Smoke Index measured by Earth Probe TOMS over Southern Africa on 9-25-2000 2017 Safari 2000 Fires and Aerosols
Infrared composite image of the Madikwe fire. 2016 Aerial View of the Madikwe Fire
Zoom in to fires in Montana in August 2000, showing first SeaWiFS imagery then Landsat thermal data 1325 Zoom to Montana Fires Showing SeaWiFS Data and the Landsat-7 Thermal Channel
Zoom into Los Alamos, New Mexico fires. 1205 Los Alamos Fires (in infrared)
Zooming down to imagery and thermal data of fires in Montana as seen by MODIS in August 2000 1165 Western Fires from Terra/MODIS
Zoom down to the Los Alamos area with smoke evident from fires 1163 New Mexico Fires - Los Alamos
Zoom into Montana region with smoke plumes evident from fires 1162 Montana fires with State lines
Zoom into a view of the smoke plumes from fires in Montana, as seen by SeaWiFS in August 2000 1161 Montana Fires in August 2000 from SeaWiFS
Zoom in to Montana fires on August 8, 2000 showing the correlation between aerosols as measured by Earth Probe TOMS and smoke plumes as seen by SeaWiFS 1160 Montana Fires: SeaWiFS Imagery and TOMS Aerosols
Zoom-in to Idaho & Montana fire smoke plumes. 1159 Western Fires. Slow Approach with State Lines.
Zoom-in to smoke plumes from fires in Idaho & Montana. 1158 Western Fires: Fast Approach with State Lines
Zoom-in to smoke plumes from fires in Idaho & Montana. 1157 Western Fires (short version)
Push-in to fires in Montana. 1156 Western Fires (Long version)
Push-in to fires in Montana. 1155 Western Fires
Push-in to fires in Idaho. 1154 Fires in Idaho
Push-in showing smoke plumes in Colorado. 1153 Fires in Colorado
Global carbon monoxide as measured by MOPITT from March 5, 2000 to March 7, 2000 is shown on a globe, which then unwraps to a cartesian projection and zooms into the African Sahel, fading to data of fires from biomass burning from the VIRS instrument on TRMM. High values of carbon monoxide are shown in red and yellow, and the large areas of missing data in white are regions not seen by MOPITT during this three-day period. 1135 MOPITT Globe Unwrap with Zoom into TRMM Fire Data
Zooming down to fires in Central America as seen by SeaWiFS on April 17, 2000 1116 Fires in Central America from SeaWiFS: April 17, 2000 (A Closer Look)
Fires in Central America 1115 Fires in Central America
Zooming down to a SeaWiFS image taken August 7, 2000, showing smoke plumes from fires in Portugal 1112 Portugal Fires from SeaWiFS: August 7, 2000
A time series of fires around the world on a rotating globe. 1018 Single Globe Fires Dataset
Still image from the 9-globes animation 1014 Terra 9-Globe Dataset
Movie with the nine datasets synchronized so it can be run as a continuous loop. 1012 Nine Datasets on a Single Globe with Wipe Between Different Datasets Run as a Continuous Two Minute Loop
Movie showing the nine datasets with a sparkling wipe between each dataset as the globe turns. 1011 Nine Datasets on a Single Globe with Wipe Between Different Datasets
Waldo Lake Wilderness Area, Oregon Cascades on August 4, 1998, after a forest fire in the summer of 1998. The scenery is labeled in this animation. 901 Waldo Lake Wilderness Area from Landsat: August 4, 1998
Zooimg from a continental view of North America to a Landsat image of Yellowstone, then adding a time-dependent dataset of fire extents from 1991, then returning to a continental view 797 Digital Earth Workbench: Yellowstone Fires
Correlated water droplet size and fires over northern Borneo on March 1, 1998 755 TRMM Biomass Burning - Smoke Inhibits Rainfall: Water Droplet Size and Fire March 1, 1998
Correlated water droplet size, precipitation, fires, and cloud cover over northern Borneo on March 1, 1998 754 TRMM Biomass Burning: Water Droplet Size, Precipitation and Fires with Cloud Cover March 1, 1998
Correlated water droplet size, precipitation, and fires over northern Borneo on March 1, 1998 753 TRMM Biomass Burning - Smoke Inhibits Rainfall: Water Droplet Size, Precipitation and Fires March 1, 1998
Hot spots from biomass burning indicated on a topographic map of Borneo 749 TRMM Biomass Burning: Hot Spots on March 1, 1998
Cloud cover and fires from biomass burning for March 1, 1998 indicated on a topographic map of northern Borneo 748 TRMM Biomass Burning: Smoke Inhibits Rainfall Cloud Cover with Fires March 1, 1998
Fly up to Kentucky Fires from SeaWiFS on November 16, 1999 623 Kentucky Fires Fly Up SeaWiFS: November 16, 1999 (Flat 2)
Fly up to Kentucky Fires from SeaWiFS on November 16, 1999 622 Kentucky Fires Fly Up from SeaWiFS: November 16, 1999 (Flat 1)
Fly up to Kentucky Fires from SeaWiFS on November 16, 1999 621 Kentucky Fires Fly Up from SeaWiFS: November 16, 1999 (Globe 2)
Fly up to Kentucky Fires from SeaWiFS on November 16, 1999 620 Kentucky Fires Fly Up from SeaWiFS: November 16, 1999 (Globe 1)
SeaWiFS - California Wild Fires Close push (Oct. 17, 1999) 619 SeaWiFS - California Wild Fires Close Push (Oct. 17, 1999)
SeaWiFS - California Wild Fires wide push (Oct. 17, 1999) 618 SeaWiFS - California Wild Fires Wide Push (Oct. 17, 1999)
SeaWiFS - California Wild fires close push (Oct. 17, 1999) 617 SeaWiFS - California Wild Fires Close Push (Oct. 17, 1999)
SeaWiFS - California Wild fires Wide push (Oct. 17, 1999) 616 SeaWiFS - California Wild Fires Wide Push (Oct. 17, 1999)
Zoom down to the California Fires (Aug. 25, 1999 @ 1:40 pm PDT) 607 Zoom Down to the California Fires (Aug. 25, 1999 @ 1:40 pm PDT)
Fly down to the California Fires (Aug. 25, 1999 @ 1:40 pm PDT) 606 Fly down to the California Fires (Aug. 25, 1999 @ 1:40 pm PDT)
SeaWiFS dataset showing a fire in Florida 598 Fire in Southern Florida
AVHRR Fire Data April 1992 - Dec. 1993 10 Day Averages (Semi-Global)1 months-sec 390 AVHRR Semi-Global Fire Data: April 1992 through December 1993 (1 month/second)
AVHRR Fire Data April 1992 - Dec. 1993 10 Day Averages (Atlantic) 1 months-sec 389 AVHRR Fire Data over the Atlantic: April 1992 through December 1993 (1 month/second)
AVHRR Fire Data April 1992 - Dec. 1993 10 Day Averages (South America) 1 months-sec 388 AVHRR Fire Data over South America: April 1992 through December 1993 (1 month/second)
AVHRR Fire Data April 1992 - Dec. 1993 10 Day Averages (Africa) 1 months-sec 387 AVHRR Fire Data over Africa: April 1992 through December 1993 (1 month/second)
AVHRR Fire Data April 1992 - Dec. 1993 10 Day Averages (Global) 1 months-sec 386 AVHRR Global Fire Data: April 1992 through December 1993 (1 month/second)
AVHRR Fire Data April 1992 - Dec. 1993 10 Day Averages (South America) 3 months-sec 385 AVHRR Fire Data over South America: April 1992 through December 1993 (3 months/second)
AVHRR Fire Data April 1992 - Dec. 1993 10 Day Averages (Africa) 3 months-sec 384 AVHRR Fire Data over Africa: April 1992 through December 1993 (3 months/second)
AVHRR Fire Data April 1992 - Dec. 1993 10 Day Averages (Global) 3 months-sec 383 AVHRR Global Fire Data: April 1992 through December 1993 (3 months/second)
Zooming into Southern CAlifornia, showing smoke plumes as ssen by SeaWiFS on October 5, 1998 248 Close up of Southern California Fires: October 5, 1998
Fire in Southern California, 5 Oct 1998 247 Zoom into the Southern California Fires: October 5, 1998
Fires in the Yucatan Pennisula, 5 June 1998 246 Yucatan Fires: June 5, 1998
A flyover of Mexico and the east coast of the United States showing a smoke plume originating from fires in the Yucatan, from SeaWiFS imagery taken May 16, 1998 245 Mexico to East Coast Flyover: May 16, 1998
Fires in Washington State, 29 July 1998 244 Flyover of Washington State: July 29, 1998
Aerosol index over the Northern Hemisphere from August 15, 1987 through September 20, 1988 as measured by the Nimbus-7 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) 104 Transient Aerosol Features: Yellowstone Fire from August to September 1988
Aerosol index over the Northern Hemisphere from April 14, 1987 through May 30, 1987 as measured by the Nimbus-7 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) 103 Transient Aerosol Features: Great China Fire from April through May 1987
Aerosol index over South America from August 1, 1987 through September 30, 1987 as measured by the Nimbus-7 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) 102 Annually Occurring Aerosol Features: Biomass Burning in South America from Aug. through Sept. 1987
Aerosol index over Africa from July 2, 1986 through September 7, 1986 as measured by the Nimbus-7 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) 101 Annually Occurring Aerosol Features: Biomass Burning in Southern Africa from July to September 1986
This is the standard definition version of the Dust, Soot, Fire Inhibits Rainfall Animaiton. 10027 Dust, Fire, Soot Inhibits Rainfall
This is the standard definition version of the Carbon Cycle Land animation MPEG. 10006 Carbon Cycle
This is the standard definition version of the Soot Effects Rainfall animation MPEG. 10003 Soot Effects Rainfall
This is the standard definition version of the Senor Web: Smart Satellites animation MPEG. 10001 Sensor Web: Smart Satellites

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