Carbon Monoxide/Fires Over Africa

  • Credit

    Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,

This image shows high values (reds and yellows) of carbon monoxide over the African Sahel, measured by MOPITT. This is associated with widespread biomass burning that typically occurs in this region during February and March.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MOPITT

  • Visualization Date

    2000-04-18