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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Agricultural Fires in Northern India
Description:
At the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains in northwest India, a broad swath of fertile terrain is created where the rivers and streams of the region spill out of the mountains. In this Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from the Aqu a satellite on October 21, 2003, numerous agricultural fires have been detected by the sensor and are marked with red dots. At image left is Pakistan and the broad, northern part of the Indus River Valley.

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_what:
Indus
facet_where:
Pakistan
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
October 21, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-11783
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Agricultural Fires in Northern India