Fires and smoke in the Amur Region, Eastern Russia

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Even as the vegetation of the Amur River region fades to golden brown and taiga forests to the north show signs of winter’s arrival, numerous fires (red dots) have been detected in the agricultural lands at the border of Russia (north) and China (south). Heavy smoke drifts far to the south in this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from October 8, 2002. Perhaps the farmers are preparing the fields for a late-season crop.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aqua/MODIS

  • Visualization Date

    2002-10-19