Fires in Southern United States

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Several fires were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on May 14, 2002, in the south central United States. Fires appear to be concentrated in Louisiana (boot-shaped state). Right of center, the broad Mississippi River Alluvial Plain runs north-south. >

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS
  • Visualization Date

    2002-05-20