Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Fires and Smoke in Southeast Australia, January 23, 2003
Instrument:
Aqua/MODIS
Description:
Fires and smoke close up
Abstract:
Aqua's rapid fire gallery features today's image of the fires in Southeast Australia. A state of emergency is still in effect in Canberra, Australia with very hot, dry and windy conditions predicted over the next couple of days. A fire continues to burn in the McIntyre Hut area north-west of Canberra. Another fire, the Gudgenby fire, continues to burn to Canberra's south. There is a total fire ban in force in the region for the next six days.
Completed:
2002-01-23
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio,MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (http://rapidfire.sc i.gsfc.nasa.gov)
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Lori Perkins (Lead)
Scientist:
Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC)
Data Collected:
2003/01/23
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
Atmospheric science
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
Location
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Biosphere
Keywords:
Ecological Dynamics
Keywords:
Fire Occurrence
Keywords:
Natural hazards
Keywords:
Climatology
Keywords:
Australia
Video:
SVS2003-0005* * *
facet_where:
Australia
facet_where:
Canberra
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
January 23, 2003
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_when_year:
2003
Animation Number:
2679
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a002600/a0026 79/smoke_print0121-I MAGE
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Fires and Smoke in Southeast Australia, January 23, 2003