Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Data acquired August 19 - 19, 2002 1150 x 1500 329 KB - JPEG
Data acquired August 19 - 19, 2002 2300 x 3000 1 MB - JPEG
Data acquired August 19 - 19, 2002 4600 x 6000 3 MB - JPEG
Haze from fires is thick over the Indonesian island of Borneo. Scores of wildfires (red dots) were detected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite on August 19, 2002. The region has recurring trouble with smoke and pollutants from wildfires, which are often the result of slash-and-burn agriculture. In addition to being a health hazard, the smoke can disrupt air traffic, as it did recently in Malaysia, on the northwest portion of Borneo.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published August 19, 2002 Data acquired August 19 - 19, 2002