Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Zoom and Clock
Instrument:
Terra/MODIS
Description:
This animation shows a zoom out from the Southwestern US while fires detected between 5-1-2002 and 8-20-2002 are displayed. A clock inset indicates the date.
Duration: 22.0 seconds
Abstract:
This animation shows the camera pulling out from the Southwestern US while fire activity during the summer of 2002 is displayed. 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. A clock inset indicates the date.
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:
Cindy Starr (Lead)
Animator:
Greg Shirah
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:
2529
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a002500/a0025 29/PAOWestZoomDial-I MAGE
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Fires over the Western US during 2002 with Zoom and Clock