Forest Fires in Portugal

Less than a month after firefighters in Portugal contained dozens of devestating wildfires, new ones were burning on September 13, 2003, and are pictured in this Aqua MODIS image.

On August 4, 2003, fires (red dots) continued to burn across Portugal (left) and Spain (right), but the large cloud of smoke seen on the previous day had cleared. This image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on August 4, 2003.

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

    Terra/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2003-08-04

  • Event Start Date

    2003-07-27

  • NH Image ID

    11127

  • NH Event ID

    9203

  • NH Posting Date

    2003-08-04