Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Fires over Australia during 2001 and 2002
Instrument:
Terra/MODIS
Description:
None
Abstract:
This animation shows fire activity over Australia from 8/21/2001 to 8/20/2002. 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 10 days per second. The fire particles fade over 1.7 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:
2001/08/21 through 2002/08/20
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
Atmospheric science
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
Location
Keywords:
Forestry
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Biosphere
Keywords:
Ecological Dynamics
Keywords:
Fire Occurrence
Keywords:
Natural hazards
Keywords:
Australia
Video:
SVS2002-1001* * *
facet_where:
Maryland
facet_where:
Australia
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
8-21-2001
facet_when:
8-20-2002
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Terra
facet_when_year:
2002
facet_when_year:
2001
Animation Number:
2544
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a002500/a0025 44/a002544_slate-IMA GE
original url:

Fires over Australia during 2001 and 2002