|
Collection:
|
|
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Collection
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Collection
|
|
Title:
|
|
Fires in Oregon
Title
Fires in Oregon
Title
|
|
Description:
|
The area of central Oregon involved in the Booth and Bear Butte Complex Fire had increased to more than 50,000 acres as of September 2, 2003. The two fires are burning through heavy, old growth forest as well as regenerating mixed conifer forest. Other fuel for the blazes includes dead timber killed by insect infestations. Wilderness areas and campgrounds in the region have been closed to the public and State Highway 20 has been closed off and on due to encroaching flames and thick smoke. This image of the area around Mt. Jefferson (snow-covered at top center) from August 27, 2003, shows the blanket of smoke from the fires hovering over the Cascade Mountains. The image was captured by the MAS TER sensor?an aircraft-based simulator for the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Adv anced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on the Ter ra satellite. The thermal data of the active fire locations that were collected by the sensor have been color-coded in shades from black (coolest parts of the fire) to yellow (warmer) to red (hottest). The sensor was being flown onboard the JSC WB-57 airplane as part of a separate science experiment near Lake Tahoe, and took the opportunity to capture this image while in the area. Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MASTER Team.
Description
The area of central Oregon involved in the Booth and Bear Butte Complex Fire had increased to more than 50,000 acres as of September 2, 2003. The two fires are burning through heavy, old growth forest as well as regenerating mixed conifer forest. Other fuel for the blazes includes dead timber killed by insect infestations. Wilderness areas and campgrounds in the region have been closed to the public and State Highway 20 has been closed off and on due to encroaching flames and thick smoke. This image of the area around Mt. Jefferson (snow-covered at top center) from August 27, 2003, shows the blanket of smoke from the fires hovering over the Cascade Mountains. The image was captured by the MAS TER sensor?an aircraft-based simulator for the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Adv anced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on the Ter ra satellite. The thermal data of the active fire locations that were collected by the sensor have been color-coded in shades from black (coolest parts of the fire) to yellow (warmer) to red (hottest). The sensor was being flown onboard the JSC WB-57 airplane as part of a separate science experiment near Lake Tahoe, and took the opportunity to capture this image while in the area. Image by Jesse Allen, based on data from the MASTER Team. Description
|
|
Satellite - Sensor:
|
|
Aircraft Sensors- MAS
Satellite_-_Sensor
Aircraft Sensors- MAS
Satellite - Sensor
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
ASTER
facet_what
ASTER
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
facet_what
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Terra
facet_what
Terra
facet_what
|
|
facet_what:
|
|
Opportunity
facet_what
Opportunity
facet_what
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Oregon
facet_where
Oregon
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
|
|
facet_where:
|
|
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where
|
|
facet_when:
|
|
August 27, 2003
facet_when
August 27, 2003
facet_when
|
|
facet_when:
|
|
September 2, 2003
facet_when
September 2, 2003
facet_when
|
|
facet_when_year:
|
|
2003
facet_when_year
2003
facet_when_year
|
|
UID:
|
|
SPD-ETOBS-11671
|
|
original url:
|
original_url
original url
|
