Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Still Camera
Instrument:
Terra/MODIS
Description:
This animation shows fires detected over the Western US between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002.
Duration: 22.0 seconds
Abstract:
This animation shows fire activity over the Western US during the summer of 2002. The fires are shown as tiny particles with each particle depicting the site at which a fire was detected. Daily fires are displayed at a rate of 5 days per second. The particles fade over 3.4 seconds and change color as they age from red to orange, yellow and grey.
Completed:
2002-08-26
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio. Fire location data courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project
(NASA/GSFC and University of Maryland).
Blue Marble data courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Greg Shirah (Lead)
Animator:
Cindy Starr
Scientist:
Robert Sohlberg (University of Maryland)
Scientist:
Chris Justice (University of Maryland)
Series:
Global Fires 2002
Data Collected:
2002/05/01 through 2002/08/20
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
Atmospheric science
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
Forestry
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Biosphere
Keywords:
Ecological Dynamics
Keywords:
Fire Occurrence
Keywords:
Natural hazards
Video:
SVS2002-1001* * *
facet_where:
Maryland
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
2002
facet_when:
8-20-2002
facet_when:
5-1-2002
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Terra
facet_when_year:
2002
Animation Number:
2530
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a002500/a0025 30/PAOWestStill-IMAG E
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Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Still Camera