Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Biomass Burning in Central and Southern Africa
Description:
The biomass burning season in southern Africa appears firmly underway in this true-color Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) from the Aqu a satellite on May 8, 2003. Thousands of fires were detected by MODIS across Democratic Republic of Congo (top) and Angola (bottom) and are marked with red dots. The top of the image is clouded with smoke.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS? maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Angola
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
May 8, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-10646
original url:
http://earthobserva…

Biomass Burning in Central and Southern Africa
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