Wildfires and smoke in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada

Wildfires and smoke in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada

  • Credit:

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

In Alberta (left) and Saskatchewan (right) more than a dozen large wildfires (red dots) were detected by the Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on June 25, 2002. Heavy smoke is pouring eastward.

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  • Sensor:

    Terra - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    June 25 - 25, 2002

  • Visualization Date:

    July 5, 2002
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