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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Agricultural Fires in Washington
Description:
Fall has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means it?s harvest time. In the wheat fields of Washington and Idaho in the northwestern United States, scattered fires (red dots) burn through the wheat stubble. Because of the semi-arid climate of this region, wheat is an important crop; Washington is the third-largest wheat producer in the US, and Idaho is the eighth.

Surrounding the tan wheat fields are the Cascade Mountains (west), the Bitterroot Range (east), and the Blue Mountains (south). Aqua MODIS acquired this true-color image on September 22, 2003.

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 Jeff Schmaltz, MOD IS Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Aqua- MODIS
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_where:
Washington
facet_where:
Idaho
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
United States of America
facet_when:
September 22, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11737
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Agricultural Fires in Washington