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Fires and smoke in Korea

The Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite detected several fires burning in South Korea on June 6, 2002. The smoke is blanketing both South and North Korea, and may be mingling with smoke from other fires in China. Beneath the haze, colored water at the southern tip of the Peninsula suggests sediment or phytoplankton in the coastal waters.


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

Published June 14, 2002
Data acquired June 6 - 6, 2002

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton
Biosphere > Vegetation > Biomass
Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collection:
Visible Earth