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Fires and smoke in Southeast Australia

Fires in southeast Australia continue their apparent march toward the coast on February 7, 2003. This pair of true- and false-color images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite show active fire fronts marked in red in both images. In the true-color scene, smoke fills the skies, while the false-color image analysis minimizes smoke and enhances the 2-million-plus-acre burn scar, which is deep red against bright green vegetation.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Published February 7, 2003
Data acquired February 7 - 7, 2003

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Agriculture > Forest Science > Forest Fire Science
Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Fire Characteristics
Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Fire Occurrence
Biosphere > Vegetation > Reclamation/Revegetation/Restoration
Biosphere > Vegetation > Vegetation Cover
Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Fires
Collections:
MODIS Rapid Response
Visible Earth