Fires in Northern Australia

Terra MODIS detected dozens of active fires across northern Australia on November 8, 2003. This image is centered farther west than previous days’ images.

Dozens of active fire detections (red dots) were made across Northern Australia on September 3, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite. The scene shows Western Australia (left) and Northern Territory (right). Much of the land in this part of the country is rangeland or farmland, and these fires are likely planned burns that have been set as part of a natural resource management strategy.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2003-09-03

  • Event Start Date

    2003-09-03

  • NH Image ID

    11672

  • NH Event ID

    10148

  • NH Posting Date

    2003-09-03