Fires in Central Asia

In central Asia, spring time agricultural burning was detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite on May 11, 2003. Fires in south-central Russia (top) and Kazakhstan (bottom) were detected by MODIS and marked with red dots. Two of the West Siberian Plain´s great rivers can be seen at the top of the image: the Ob´ (top center) and the Irtysh (top left).

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Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published May 12, 2003
Data acquired May 11 - 11, 2003

Source:

Aqua > MODIS

Topic:

Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires

Collection:

Visible Earth