Fires and Smoke in Eastern Asia

Fires and Smoke in Eastern Asia

  • Credit:

    Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

In eastern Asia, farmers are preparing land for springtime agricultural activities, using fire to clear fields and to stimulate renewal of pasture. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on April 9, 2003, shows scores of fires (red dots) and smoke across Russia (top) and China (center). Large dark burn scars show the extent of the burned areas.

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  • Sensor:

    Aqua - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    April 9 - 9, 2003

  • Visualization Date:

    April 9, 2003
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