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Fires along the coast of Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Australia

This MODIS image of the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia shows fires as red dots superimposed on a surface reflectance product. MODIS has thermal detectors uniquely designed to detect fires as hot as 500K without saturating. Also visible along the coast are phytoplankton, which show up as blue-green swirls.


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

Published May 18, 2001
Data acquired May 18, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Biomass Burning
Collection:
Visible Earth