Fires in Southeast Asia (morning overpass)

On March 7, 2003, the Terra satellite’s morning overpass of Southeast Asia revealed smoke snaking along ridges and tucked into low-lying areas. Scattered fires were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and are marked with red dots. Countries shown are (west to east) Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar; and (top right to bottom) China, Laos, and Thailand. Compare this image to an afternoon image of the same region (also shown in this series) and notice the increased fire activity.

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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published March 7, 2003
Data acquired March 7 - 7, 2003

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collections:

MODIS Rapid Response

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